The Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process, consultative services, inter and intradepartmental liaison, education, leadership and patient care management across the health care continuum including preventative care, acute care through discharge, and ambulatory care environments. A Nurse Practitioner's practice incorporates both independent decision-making abilities and collaboration with the board certified/eligible physician to provide expert care to the patients. This role enhances competency skills through continuing education programs. This role has the ability to provide care to special patient population and those with diverse cultural background. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible to the physician partners and/or supervising physician and the Director of Clinical Operations/designee and functions as an integral part of the medical team.

The Nurse Practitioner practices under the Board of Registered Nursing California code of regulations, Title 16, Article 8, Section 1480-1485, utilizing the Nurse Practitioner Standardized Procedures. These are developed in a collaborative effort within the area of specialty incorporating Cedars-Sinai Medical Network goals and represent an interdisciplinary approach to patient care delivery.

• Performs a thorough age specific history and physical along with appropriate follow up and documentation of the results.
• Analyzes and organizes the care of clinically complex patients/clients, including sociocultural, cognitive, functional, nutritional and educational evaluation, leading to the development of a problem list and patient management plan and communicates to patient, family and interdisciplinary team.
• Performs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for identification and management of patient diagnosis following established standardized protocols. Appropriately documents procedures and follow-up as necessary.
• Assesses quality of patient care delivery and identifies opportunities for changes in practice, rooted in evidence-based standards of care/protocols, which promote positive patient outcomes.
• Provides and documents patient, family and significant other education and outcomes, including smoking, cessation, pneumococcal vaccination and other patient specific subjects, utilizing effective teaching methods. Evaluates and assesses patient/family readiness to learn; individualized learning ability; provides age specific education; initiates and reinforces as needed.

Education

• Master's Degree Master of Science Degree in Nursing - minimum

Experience

• 2 years For Oncology Practices, 2 years of Nursing experience required, preferred in Oncology setting. - minimum
• 3 years Experience as an Advance Practice Nurse - preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• RN State License - Upon Hire minimum California State RN License
• Nurse Practitioner - Upon Hire minimum National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Upon Hire minimum BCLS Certification.
• Drug Enforcement Administration - Upon Hire minimum NP Furnishing and DEA license required or eligible to obtain.
• Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS Certificate) - Upon Hire preferred