Nurse Practitioner - West Valley Urology

Kidney; California; On-site; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The UCLA Department of Urology is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide high-quality patient care in clinic and via telemedicine. You will review histories, perform exams, formulate treatment plans, manage prescriptions, and educate patients under attending supervision.

The role involves handling inbasket requests, post-procedure follow-ups, and prescription-related issues, using Epic and other clinical tools. Strong communication and independent problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• MSN or DNP with Adult/Gero Acute Care NP specialty required.
• CA RN and NP certification with Schedule II furnishing required.
• National NP Board certification required.
• NPI, DEA, PECOS enrollment required.
• BLS certification required.
• Min 3 years as NP in Urology setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review medical histories and evaluate patients in clinic and via telemedicine.
• Perform comprehensive physical examinations and review laboratory and imaging results.
• Formulate treatment plans and manage prescriptions.
• Provide patient education and counseling.
• Handle telephone clinical inquiries and Epic inbasket tasks.
• Assist with procedures post-surgery and address prescription issues.

Skills

Collaboration

Prioritization

Written communication

Medical documentation

Clinical reasoning

Excel/Word fluency

Education

MSN or DNP with Adult/Gero Acute Care NP specialty

CA RN and NP certification with Furnishing Schedule II

State of CA NP Furnishing with Schedule II

National NP Board certification (Adult-Gero Acute Care/Adult Acute Care NP/FNP/Adult Primary Care)

NPI#, DEA#, PECOS enrollment

BLS Certification (AHA/ARC)

Tools

Epic

Excel

Job description

The UCLA Department of Urology is looking to fill the role of a Nurse Practitioner (NP).

The NP is expected to provide exemplary patient care consistent with the UCLA Health CICARE Service Excellence. This individual will review medical histories, evaluate patients in clinic and via telemedicine, perform comprehensive physical examination, review laboratory and imaging results, formulate treatment plans, manage prescriptions, and provide patient education.

The NP will manage clinical questions by telephone and Epic inbasket, perform procedures as needed, manage clinical issues that arise following procedures and surgeries, address prescription-related issues such as prior authorization, and carry out related tasks for the UCLA Department of Urology under the supervision of the attending urologists.

Salary range: $93.81- $133.97/hourly

Qualifications

• MSN or DNP with Adult/Gero Acute Care NP specialty- required
• CA RN and NP certification, State of CA NP Furnishing with Schedule II- required
• National NP Board certification in Adult-Gero Acute Care/Adult Acute Care NP/FNP/Adult Primary Care specialty - required
• NPI#, DEA#, Enrollment in PECOS, Enrollment on CURES- required
• BLS Certification from AHA or ARC- required
• Ability to utilize excel, word and other software programs-required
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative, clinical and academic personnel-required
• Skill in working independently and following through with minimum direction-required
• Ability to set priorities-required
• Demonstrate writing skills to compose logical, detailed and grammatically correct correspondence-required
• Document patient care in a concise and comprehensive manner-required
• Min of 3 years as NP in Urology setting-strongly preferred

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.