Job Description
Overview
Dignity Health Medical Group – Stockton is looking for an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner to practice alongside our primary care physicians in Stockton, CA.
Practice Highlights Include:
- Join established multi-specialty group
- Alignment with Dignity Health, largest hospital system in California
- 100% outpatient practice; no call
- Flexible hours (10AM-6PM, 11AM-7PM, 12PM-8PM)
- Enjoy Sunny California with easy access to San Francisco, Napa, Monterey, and Lake Tahoe
- Compensation Range: $105,000 - $125,000 / Year
Dignity Health Medical Group – Stockton, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, is a dynamic multi-specialty group with over 20 physicians and advanced practice practitioners and still growing. The group’s affiliation with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems, connects it to the highest standard of health care available. We are affiliated with St. Joseph’s Medical Center, a 360 bed regional hospital.
Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit, one of the nation's largest health systems dedicated to advancing health for all people.
Community Description
Tree-shaded streets, beautiful parks, sports, challenging golf courses, after-school playgrounds, and arts await you and your family in California’s Central Valley. Stockton is one of California’s fastest growing communities, with a dynamic, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural population of nearly 370,000. It is 83 miles east of San Francisco and 45 miles south of Sacramento. Stockton offers outstanding recreational opportunities, including a professional baseball team, an Olympic size ice rink, beautiful parks, bicycle paths and the Delta, which provides thousands of miles of waterways for water skiing, sailing and other water activities. Opportunities abound to enjoy music, theater, dance, literary events, and local opera and symphony groups. Stockton is home to several well-known institutions of higher learning, including the University of the Pacific and California State University Stanislaus-Stockton.
Responsibilities
Patient Assessment and Diagnosis:
- Conduct comprehensive health assessments.
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
Treatment Planning and Management:
- Develop and implement patient care plans.
- Prescribe medications and therapies.
- Provide health promotion and disease prevention education.
Collaboration and Consultation:
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
- Consult with physicians and specialists as needed.
- Coordinate patient care across various settings.
Qualifications
- A valid and unrestricted license to practice in the State of California
- Nationally recognized certification (as determined by Medicare)
- Completion of state mandated educational courses