Part-Time Nurse Practitioner — Primary Care & Teaching

Behavioral Health Services; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 161,000; Part time

Job summary

Behavioral Health Services in Gardena, CA is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) to deliver preventive and acute primary care to an indigent patient caseload, working in close collaboration with the Medical Director. The role requires maintaining licensure, CPR certification, and the ability to travel as needed within the service area.

Travel and flexibility are important as you coordinate with nurses, physicians, and other health professionals to ensure high-quality care and accurate

Qualifications

• Current RN NP license and CPR.
• Experience working with diverse socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Bilingual ability helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care to indigent primary care patients.
• Provides consultation to the nurses and clinical staff.
• Consults with medical director regarding work performance of nurse practitioners and nurses.
• Consults training or assist in training of medical students, interns, residents, nurse practitioners and other related health professionals.
• Coordinates medical care of assigned patients.
• Consults with other staff physicians and para-medical personnel regarding medical management of patients and quality of medical and diagnostic work performed.
• Confers with medical director on management issues.
• Participates in medical and services utilization audits, peer review and quality assurance activities.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Clinical assessment

Education

RN NP license

CPR certification

Job description

Behavioral Health Services in Gardena, CA is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) to deliver preventive and acute primary care to an indigent patient caseload, working in close collaboration with the Medical Director. The role requires maintaining licensure, CPR certification, and the ability to travel as needed within the service area.

Travel and flexibility are important as you coordinate with nurses, physicians, and other health professionals to ensure high-quality care and accurate