Nurse Practitioner -Ophthalmology

Description

The Ophthalmology Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide advanced practice care in both the emergency room and inpatient consult settings. Working collaboratively with ophthalmology residents, fellows, and attending physicians, the APP will evaluate patients, perform comprehensive histories, physical and ophthalmic examinations, and assist in the assessment and management of ophthalmology consults from the Emergency Department, operating rooms, and inpatient units. The APP may also provide outpatient follow-up care and support continuity of care across clinical settings. This role is designed to improve timely access to ophthalmic care, enhance consult efficiency, and expand the Department of Ophthalmology’s clinical capacity. The APP may need to go to Santa Monica Hospital as well as Ronald Reagan Medical Center Emergency Department in Westwood.

Salary range: $93.87- $133.97/hourly

Qualifications

• BLS Certification from AHA or ARC- required
• ACLS Certification from AHA or ARC-required
• CA RN and CA NP License-required
• National Certification in NP Specialty - required
• MSN or DNP-required
• Prior Ophthalmology NP experience -required
• Experience performing ophthalmology procedures-preferred
• NPI

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Enrollment in PECOS,

Enrollment in CURE-required

• Ability to

utilize excel, word and other software program-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 Document patient

care in a concise and comprehensive manner-required