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Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Obstetrics

Stanford Children's Hospital

Palo Alto,
16 days ago
$87.55 - $109.44

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Job Description

Join Stanford Children's Hospital as an Advanced Practice Provider in the Obstetrics Clinic, where you'll play a crucial role in managing high-risk pregnancies. Collaborate with top Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians and provide compassionate care to expectant mothers with complex medical conditions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and treat patients with acute, chronic complaints and health maintenance concerns
  • Obtain complete histories and perform pertinent physical exams
  • Administer, order, furnish and prescribe medications
  • Facilitate coordination of inpatient and outpatient care
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives
  • Provide and coordinate patient teaching and counseling

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or above from an accredited college or university (for PA)
  • Graduate of a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (for PA)
  • Master's or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited college or university (for NP)
  • Graduate of an NP program accredited by the National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) (for NP)
  • Licensure as a Physician Assistant (PA) in the State of California (for PA)
  • Certification as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) (for PA)
  • Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of California (for NP)
  • Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the State of California (for NP)
  • National Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) from an agency accredited by the American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) (for NP)
  • Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Additional board certification(s) may be required by certain services/departments
  • Furnishing license issued by the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), required only if furnishing medications
  • An individual Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license issued by the United States DEA for Schedule II-V controlled substances, required only if prescribing controlled substances to outpatients

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