Provide high quality health care to Kaiser Permanente members in a cost-effective manner and n accordance with accepted professional practice standards.
Essential Functions:
Provide high-quality health care through direct assessment, diagnosis, and formulation/implementation of treatment plan for patients with common acute chronic illnesses and injuries (may include performing histories and physicals; ordering, interpreting, and following up on diagnostic studies; ordering medications; assisting with surgery; performing minor surgery; rounding on patients; and assuming on-call responsibilities).
Perform health maintenance services, including patient education, for well members.
Refer patients for specialty consultation or difficult problems.
Document in writing all care in patient's permanent medical record in accordance with accepted medical/legal standards.
Provide all medical care in accordance with accepted practice standards, hospital/clinic protocols (including supervision by a physician), and state licensing guidelines.
Secondary Functions:
Coordinate, develop or organize patient or department services or programs. Examples include, but are not limited to:
Assist in developing department/hospital protocols.
Screen incoming department referrals.
Coordinate CME activities for department.
Develop written patient education materials.
Provide in-service training Proctor NP/PA students.
Chair or participate on committees such as Breastfeeding Task Force, Regional Controlled Substance Abuse Committee, etc.
Basic Qualifications:
Graduate of ANA-approved NP or AMA-approved PA or Child Health Associate training program (both provide masters or equivalent degrees) or equivalent requirements to meet State licensure.
PA: National certification, state medical license, and prescribing registration at time of hire.
NP: National certification state RN license, state NP license, and prescribing registration at time of hire.
Must have DEA number and knowledge of pain management for acute and chronic pain.
Minor surgery or surgical assist skills.
Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
Broad knowledge of female incontinence issues, pelvic floor prolapse and dysfunction and Uro-gynecology surgical procedures.
Ability to discuss treatment options pertaining to incontinence/pelvic floor issues; formulate and execute individual plan of care according to patient's needs.
Candidate
Working knowledge of state health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations.
Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common medical diseases and injuries.
Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
Trained in performing cystometrics in the outpatient setting.
Ideally needs to have familiarity with the Laborie cystometric system.
Preferred Qualifications:
Two years clinical experience.
Minor surgery or surgical assist skills.
Graduate of ANA-approved NP or AMA-approved PA or Child Health Associate training program (both provide masters or equivalent degrees).
Thorough and working knowledge of all common diseases in specialty field; familiarity with less common diseases.
Desired skills include a general medical background with women's health experience either as an RN or NP.
Working knowledge of state health care laws, licensing board regulations and controlled substance regulations.
Important to know limitations and when to refer patients.
Ability to assess, diagnose and effectively treat common medical diseases and injuries.
Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment, to see large volume of patients, and to interface with large provider and support staff.
