Nurse Practitioner

Governmentjobs.com • Sacramento, CA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

9/27/2024, 10/25/2024, 11/22/2024, 12/27/2024, 1/31/2024, 2/28/2024, 3/28/2024, 4/25/2024

Nurse Practitioners provide a range of health care services involving diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and clinical management of patients in a public health center or a public health/field services program; such services include physical examinations, laboratory and screening tests, therapeutic treatments, education, counseling, referral, and clinical duties customarily performed by physicians.

Knowledge of

Professional principles, procedures, and techniques of nurse practitioners
State of California laws and regulations on nursing, and nurse practitioner practices
Symptoms and normal course of acute and chronic illnesses, and their treatment
Family planning methods
Medical and health care for pregnant women
Normal growth and development, and common illnesses of infants and children
Standard medical record-keeping
Procedures, techniques, and tests for conducting comprehensive physical examinations
Techniques and interpretations of standard laboratory tests, X-rays, and basic diagnostic procedures
Substance abuse symptoms and intervention techniques
Mental and emotional illness symptoms and intervention techniques
Medications commonly used for a wide variety of medical conditions, and their effects and contraindications
Symptoms, prevention, reporting requirements, and treatment of child and adult abuse and neglect
Normal and abnormal family dynamics
Community resources for medical care, mental health care, and social services
Differing cultural, religious, social, and economic factors affecting community medical care clients
Proper handling and administering of medications
Proper handling of laboratory samples and contaminated items
Causes, control, detection, prevention, and treatment of common communicable diseases including sexually transmitted diseases
Techniques of patient and family counseling

Desirable Knowledge

Techniques of interviewing
Techniques of conducting training sessions

Ability to

Effectively communicate with clients of various social, cultural, economic, and education backgrounds
Work cooperatively with other medical care providers
Effectively intervene in cases of mental illness, substance abuse, and adult/child abuse and neglect
Effectively train others
Gain cooperation of patients in treating communicable and environmentally-based illnesses
Maintain patient confidentiality
Accurately evaluate and diagnose medical conditions, including obtaining and assessing medical histories
Work independently and apply sound medical judgement and department protocols in treatment, treatment planning, and referrals to physicians
Recognize and take immediate action in emergency and immediate need cases
Communicate clearly and concisely orally and in writing

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current valid license as a registered nurse and a Nurse Practitioner certification issued by the State of California. Failure to maintain such a license and certification may be cause for disciplinary actions in accordance with Civil Service Commission Rules.

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date.

County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street, Room 4667
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service
Email EmployOffice@Saccounty.net
Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667
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