Nurse Practitioner - Nephrology (CareMore - Upland and Apple Valley, CA)

Job Description Summary

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How will you make an impact & Requirements

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Work Site Locations: 2 days a week @ Apple Valley Care Center (Apple Valley, CA 92308 ) + 3 days a week @ Upland Care Center (Upland, CA 91786)

Work Shift: 5 Days a Week, Monday – Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Nurse Practitioner Specialty is responsible for providing for the health care needs of patients in collaboration with a physician, through advanced assessment and identification of health states including abnormal conditions, diagnosing, treatment therapies and/or evaluation. Performs care in the specialty area of nephrology and patients on dialysis. 

How will you make an impact: 

• Utilizes evidence-based clinical practice standards to provide direct clinical services for patients within prescribed guidelines and physician instructions. 

• Acts independently to perform physical assessments, diagnostic functions, specialized risk assessments, and make critical decisions regarding a wide variety of health situations, including high risk and crisis situations. 

• Acquires patient health histories and evaluates patient, performing physical examinations. 

• Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' clinical problems and health care needs. 

• Discusses case with physician. 

• Formulates and documents care plan. 

• Prescribes medication, therapies and/or other forms of treatment. 

• Evaluates the patient’s response to therapy. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires an MS in Nursing and minimum of 2 years of related experience with clinical emphasis for nurse practitioner; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. 

• Active Nurse Practitioner Board Certification

• Current, unrestricted RN license and NP license in the state of California is required. 

• Certification in a specialty or minimum of 1 year experience in the specialty area of nephrology.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish.

• Experience in either Primary Care or an Internal Medicine setting with adults and geriatric patient population.

**The posted compensation range represents the national market average. Compensation for roles located in premium or high-cost geographic markets may fall above this range. This position is bonus eligible based on individual and company performance.**

Cidalia Fidalgo
Provider Recruiter

c: 239-218-1011

e: cidalia.fidalgo@mpgus.com

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