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University of California - Los Angeles Health

Nurse Practitioner - Orthopaedic Surgery

University of California - Los Angeles Health, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403

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Overview

Under the supervision of an Orthopaedic faculty member(s) and/or independently, provide advanced assessment and interventions for Outpatient, Walk In Clinic/"Urgent Care" and nonoperative Hand patient populations. The NP will provide and coordinate compassionate, multidisciplinary care for both pediatric and adult Orthopaedic patients in accordance with established department standards. They will develop comprehensive plans of care that reflect evidence-based standards, work closely with medical faculty, clinical and administrative staff to provide optimum patient care, and assist in developing and implementing patient teaching programs. The NP will support the extended hours Walk In Clinic, supporting the Immediate/"Urgent Care" patient population within the Orthopaedic Department. Other duties as assigned. Salary range: $89.06-121.19/hourly Responsibilities

Provide advanced assessment and interventions for outpatient, walk-in clinic/urgent care, and nonoperative hand patient populations. Develop comprehensive, evidence-based plans of care; coordinate with medical faculty, clinical and administrative staff to deliver optimum patient care; assist in patient teaching programs; support extended hours Walk In Clinic and urgent care patient populations within the Orthopaedic Department. Perform and document appropriate evaluations, treatments, and follow-up as part of a multidisciplinary team. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications

Current California RN License and CA Nurse Practitioner License MSN/DNP in FNP Specialty-required National Certification in NP Specialty-required BLS Certification from AHA or ARC -required 2 years experience as a NP -required 2-5 years' experience in pediatrics and adult orthopaedic - preferred NPI#, DEA#, Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment on CURES- required Ability to take medical histories, perform physical examinations, assessments and implement appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic plans using established medical practice in collaboration with attending physician -required Experience in caring for Orthopaedic patients, including post op fracture care, wound management, and joint injections-required Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative, clinical and academic personnel-required Ability to independently prioritize work with minimal direct supervision-required Experience in developing and implementing patient teaching programs -required Knowledge of Musculoskeletal Oncology conditions and protocols for care- required Excellent communication skills both written and verbal-required Skill in analyzing information, problems, solutions, practices or procedures to define the problem or objective, identify relevant concerns, identify trends and relationships, formulate logical and objective conclusions, recognize alternative solutions and their implications-required Ability to learn UCLA Healthcare departmental policies and procedures for clinical trials-required Ability to develop, implement and evaluate alterations in processes-required Ability to provide teaching to staff, patients, significant others, other health care team members and the community-required Skill in developing a plan of care including setting goals, monitoring and documenting process-required Ability to function cohesively as part of a team-required Experience using with EMR required- EPIC experience -preferred

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