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The Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our OB/GYN team. The OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner provides health care services to women from adolescence through childbearing to advanced age; is under the supervision of and reports directly to the Operations Manager and assigned supervising licensed physician in the department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The NP performs physical examinations, confers with patients in person and by phone/electronically, collaborates with others in the department to assure smooth flow of patient care consistent with established quality indicators and participates in the overall coordination of patient care
• Identifies the health status of patients by taking medical histories, performing examinations, and initiating and evaluating screening and diagnostic procedures.
• Initiates appropriate therapeutic intervention based upon assessment and evaluation of the health status of the individual.
• Determines which cases to refer to the licensed physician for further diagnosis and treatment; serves as clinical consultant to nursing and paramedical personnel
• Coordinates work activities with families, community agencies and other members of the health
• Consults with supervising physician or other clinicians as dictated by patient need and assessment findings
• Participates with physicians and other clinicians in the department to assure effective patient care consistent with quality indicators for patients cared for in the designated service
• Reviews medical record for follow up or ordering of diagnostic studies under established protocols
• Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of health care team members
• Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified by the institution
• Performs efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice
• Participates regularly in staff development activities for unit and department personnel
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and department functioning
• Participates in department Performance Improvement activities
• Participates in nursing research activities as requested
• Identifies and solves problems effectively
• Demonstrates a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and all members of the health care team
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities to document, track and convey information

• Working Title: Nurse Practitioner - OB/GYN
• Department: OB/GYN
• Business Entity: Medical Network Foundation
• City: Los Angeles
• Job Category: Nursing
• Job Specialty: Advanced Practice (RN)
• Position Type: Full-time
• Shift Length: 8 hour shift
• Shift Type: Day