Stanford Health Care is hiring a part-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Primary Care team in Los Altos. In this 10-hour per week role, you will provide routine care and manage patients with acute and chronic complaints in a primary care setting, collaborating with supervising physicians and following standardized procedures.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate and treat patients with acute and chronic complaints and health maintenance concerns.
- Obtain complete histories and perform pertinent physical exams, assessing normal and abnormal findings.
- Perform or request and evaluate diagnostic studies as indicated by patient evaluation.
- Administer, order, furnish, and prescribe medications according to written standardized procedures.
- Order and collect specimens for laboratory tests, screening procedures, and therapeutic procedures, including blood products.
- Order physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology examinations, and nursing services.
- Perform designated procedures after demonstrated competency.
- Obtain informed consent as indicated.
- Initiate arrangements for hospital admissions and discharges and complete appropriate paperwork.
- As directed by the supervising physician, enroll patients in Investigational Review Board (IRB)-approved studies and order necessary tests and medications.
- After appropriate training, assist the supervising physician in the operating room.
- Recognize and consider age-specific needs of patients.
- Effectively communicate and interact with patients, families, staff, and community members from diverse backgrounds.
- Recognize situations requiring immediate physician attention and initiate life-saving procedures when necessary.
- Facilitate the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services as needed.
- Facilitate collaboration between providers and coordination of community resources.
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
- Provide and coordinate patient teaching and counseling.
What We're Looking For
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Graduate of an NP program accredited by the National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure And/Or Compact State Licensure.
- NP - Nurse Practitioner certification.
- NPF - NP Furnishing Number.
- BLS - Basic Life Support certification.
Team & Environment
This role functions under the supervision of a physician and in accordance with standardized procedures approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IDPC).
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation is generally starting at $89.01 - $117.94 per hour.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position based in our Los Altos location.
Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment.
