Emergency Medicine

Job ID: 13453

Family Medicine/Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner (Pasadena, CA)

Job description


• Average 24 patients per day
• Administer direct patient care including physical exams, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment
• Effectively organize patients to discern between less urgent and immediate care
• Manage and efficiently maintain a continuous patient flow to avoid long wait times
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests including X-rays, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests
• Conduct digital blocks and regional anesthesia
• Complete minor outpatient surgical procedures such as wound closure and management, incision and drainage, and foreign body removal
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including:
• Start IV fluids
• Aspirations and injection of joints, bursas, and cysts
• Apply and modify braces, splints, and other orthopedic appliances
• Closed reductions of fractures and dislocations of fingers, toes, and nursemaid’s elbows
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals and treatment plans
• Advise and educate patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, testing results, follow-up care, and instruction about discharge
• Review and conduct daily tasks, patient callbacks, and lab results during shift

Benefits
We are proud to offer you a benefits package that includes:
• Competitive base compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k with company matching
• CME allowance
• PTO

Qualifications
• Valid California medical license
• Valid controlled substance license with a DEA license with no restrictions
• ACLS and PALS license (within 3 months of hire)
• Available on weekends
• Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine experience required
• Minimum six years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner

To speak with one of our staff, please call (866) 90-STAFF. Job reference # 13453

  • Competitive base compensation with medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401k with company matching and CME allowance
  • Two years of Urgent Care experience required

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