Position: Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) - Emergency Department - Shift

Kern Medical strives to recruit the highest quality candidates, resulting in a high performance workforce that consistently delivers quality patient care. 

Career Opportunities within Kern Medical for qualifying positions include many benefits such as:

• New Hire Premium: 6% of base rate of pay matched up to 6% if contributed to Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Shift Differentials: varies per classification.
• A Comprehensive Benefits Package: includes Holidays, Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.

Compensation

The estimated pay for this position is $76.0253 to $118.4449. The rates shown include a 6% premium pay (base= $-$ plus 6%). This reflects only a portion of the total compensation package for this position. Additional compensation may be available for this role through differentials, incentives, and bonuses. In addition, this position may be eligible for participation and company contributions into the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Plan.

Job Description 

Under supervision of a physician, secures clinical data from patients; provides specified medical services to patients; manages certain patients in clinical settings; responsible for on-going management of selected groups of patients and performs work as may be required by the supervising physician within the scope of his/her licensure. 

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Incumbents in this classification have advanced training which allows them to provide primary care on both an episodic and short-term basis to defined patient populations under the supervision of a licensed physician.

Essential Functions:

• Interviews patients to obtain medical histories.
• Performs physical examinations.
• Orders specified diagnostic tests.
• Diagnoses and prescribes treatment for common illnesses.
• Performs screening or diagnostic procedures.
• Educates patients about common medical, social and psychological conditions.
• Provides well baby and child services, such as assessment of growth and development and recognition of abnormal states of health in infants and children or adult health care; scope of practice may include pre- and post-natal care.
• Assesses patient needs and modifies treatment plans as indicated within the scope of his/her practice.
• Performs other related services under supervision of a licensed physician, as permitted by standardized protocols and within the scope of his/her licensure.
• Dependent upon area of practice or department assignments, demonstrates clinical knowledge and skill in the care of the newborn, infant, toddler, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient ranging up to 100 years of age.

Employment Standards:

• Completion of an approved educations program for Nurse Practitioners; current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California which specifies that the individual is licensed as a Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Midwife. OR possession of a valid certificate issued by the Board of Registered Nursing authorizing use of the title Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Midwife.

OR

• Completion of a Physician's Assistant training program approved by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance AND possession of a current valid certificate issued by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance. A minimum of one (1) year clinical experience is desirable. 

Additional Requirements:

• Possess and maintenance of a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card. As a continued condition of employment, employee must maintain RQI Provider certification and competency.
• Depending on assignment incumbents may be required to possess and maintain specific certificates of competency as a condition of employment.

Knowledge of: human physiology, basic medical terminology, disease symptomatology and treatment modalities and processes. 

Ability to: communicate with physicians, patients and other healthcare professionals; follow established procedures and protocols.

A background check will be required for this classification.