Overview
Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton spanning the coast. Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services.
Responsibilities
In keeping with the Pacific Central Coast Health Centers philosophy, the Family Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing direct patient clinical care in an ambulatory setting and provides health maintenance exams with appropriate patient education for all age groups, including well child exams, adolescent exams, sports physicals, and adult physicals including pap and pelvic exams.
Qualifications
Experience:
- Knowledge of nurse practitioner principles and techniques.
- Knowledge of methods ensuring a safe working environment for patients, families, and staff, including using appropriate personal protection equipment.
- Demonstrated ability in the provision of care within field boundaries.
- Skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods, and techniques of professional nursing to provide ongoing patient care.
- Skill in taking medical histories to assess medical conditions and interpret findings.
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of patient information.
- Ability to assess a situation, consider alternatives, and choose an appropriate course of action.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Education:
- Masters degree in nursing.
- Nurse practitioner certification from an accredited association.
- Must be able to meet credentialing requirements.
Special Skills:
- Communications: Candidates must possess the following abilities: to express oneself effectively both orally and in writing; actively listen to others for understanding of their needs and situations; speak and write English clearly; read and understand correspondence, memoranda, and directives; and effectively represent the organization, department, and its operations to management and the public.
- Decision Making: This position requires that the candidate is able to act in a decisive manner using good judgment; manage diverse functions; assess problems and situations; anticipate needs; and evaluate alternatives.
- Professional Attitude: It is expected that the candidate will hold the following professional attributes: dependability; maturity in relationships with others; self-confidence; willingness to take initiative; commitment to the organization; and represent the organization to other agencies, staff, and the public with a courteous, helpful, accurate, and business-like attitude in all telephone, email, and in-person contact.
Licensure:
- Licensed by the State of California Board of Registered Nurse.
- National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Basic Life Support.
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