Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
California State University, San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
4x10 hrs, Days, Evenings, Nights
Referral Bonus

Temporary Primary Care Physician / Nurse Practitioner (MD / NP)

Facility: California State University, San Bernardino – Student Health Center
Address: 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407
Additional Work Location: Palm Desert Campus, California
Position Type: Temporary Contract
Openings: Up to 3 Providers
Contract Duration: 175 days initially, with one optional 175-day extension (maximum 350 days)

Position Overview:

California State University, San Bernardino is seeking up to three qualified Temporary Primary Care Physicians and/or Nurse Practitioners to provide comprehensive primary care services to students at its Student Health Centers.

The selected providers will deliver diagnostic, treatment, preventive healthcare, patient education, and ambulatory care services. Providers must be clinically competent, independently capable of performing assigned duties within their authorized scope of practice, and prepared to provide medication abortion services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct medical histories, physical examinations, health assessments, and other clinically appropriate evaluations.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage illnesses and injuries within the provider's licensed and approved scope of practice.
• Order diagnostic tests, interpret results, and provide appropriate follow-up care.
• Prescribe and manage medications in accordance with applicable licensure, DEA registration, furnishing authority, and University privileges.
• Provide medication abortion services in accordance with applicable laws, University protocols, and professional scope of practice.
• Deliver preventive care, health maintenance services, health education, counseling, and referrals.
• Maintain accurate and timely patient documentation in the University's Point and Click Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Complete patient charts, test follow-ups, referrals, messages, and pending clinical responsibilities before the assignment ends.
• Coordinate patient care with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacy, laboratory, counseling personnel, and outside providers.
• Participate in quality assurance, risk management, peer review, and performance improvement activities.
• Comply with applicable federal and California laws, University policies, clinical protocols, and patient safety standards.

Important: The use of AI tools or AI-generated content is strictly prohibited in patient care, clinical decision-making, prescribing, interpretation of clinical information, EHR documentation, and patient communications.

Required Qualifications:

Primary Care Physician (MD)

• Current, valid, unrestricted California medical license.
• Current board certification through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA), appropriate to assigned duties.
• Active DEA registration authorizing controlled-substance prescribing required for the assignment.
• Current CPR/AED certification appropriate to assigned duties.
• Demonstrated clinical competence and experience independently performing primary care duties in an ambulatory care setting.

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

• Degree or certificate from an approved Nurse Practitioner program, or equivalent training and experience recognized by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Current, valid California Registered Nurse license.
• Current California BRN certification authorizing use of the Nurse Practitioner title.
• Current, valid Nurse Practitioner furnishing license.
• Active DEA registration authorizing controlled-substance prescribing required for the assignment.
• Current Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification.
• Clinical competence and experience in a specialty applicable to the assignment, with the ability to independently perform duties under approved standardized procedures.