Nurse Practitioner (50061)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •current license from the California Board of Registered Nursing
• •national certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or other national certifying bodies
• •certificate of completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program
• •minimum of 2 years clinical experience
• •Thorough knowledge of nursing techniques and procedures
• •medical and lab equipment and testing procedures
• •medication
• •Considerable knowledge of interviewing and counseling techniques
• •Ability to work independently
• •communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• •deal tactfully and patiently with clients
• •establish and maintain records, reports and statistical data
• •use initiative and judgment
• •maintain effective working relationships with other related agencies; professionals and citizen groups
• •perform and record total physical examination
• •obtain vaginal, cervical, urethral and rectal cultures, papanicolaou smears, and other laboratory specimens appropriate
• •Skill in diagnostic procedures for diseases and the drug therapy needed for treatment of these medical conditions
• •Must be proficient in the use of medical and laboratory equipment
• •Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• •Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• •Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• •Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• •Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• •Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• •Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• •Travel locally to visit other sites
• •may require a day or overnight trip to attend events
• •Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• •regularly required to walk
• •use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• •reach with hands and arms and talk or hear
• •frequently required to stand
• •occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell
• •frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
• •close vision
• •distance vision
• •color vision
• •peripheral vision
• •depth perception
• •ability to adjust focus