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Keck Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California

Nurse Practitioner, Convenience Care - Full Time 12 Hour Rotating Shifts (Exempt) (Non-Union)

Nurse Practitioner Top 25% in Family Medicine (NP)Full-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$110K - $182K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

  • ptors in the orientation and training of new employees. Executes leadership in the following areas: Direct/Indirect Patient Care, Support of Systems, Research, Education, and Professional Leadership. Works in collaboration with other health care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, but retains responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient. Must work with any and every physician in the Clinic. Other duties as assigned. Essential Duties: Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results. Develops and implements long and short range treatment plans. Performs procedures such as obtaining specimens, performing injections, immunizations, skin biopsies, suturing, wound care and management of conditions produced by trauma or infection. Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and counter-signing by physician. Initiates consultations and monitors scheduling of patients for special tests. Identifies records pertinent progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient’s condition. Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs. Acts as liaison with governmental agencies such as Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health. Assists with medical research projects, following medical research protocols. Obtains Investigational Review Board approval for treatment protocols. Researches community resources for referral of patients. Refers patients to most appropriate resource based on patients’ medical needs and condition. Maintains compliance with established University and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies. Participates in in-service education programs and professional associations. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Req Master’s degree Nursing Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing (MSN). Req 5 years Clinical nursing experience. Req Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently. Req Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties.

Preferred Qualifications

  • ability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law. Notice of Non-discrimination Employment Equity Read USC’s Clery Act Annual Security Report USC is a smoke-free environment Digital Accessibility If you are a current USC employee, please apply to this USC job posting in Workday by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://wd5.myworkday.com/usc/d/inst/1$9925/9925$144376.htmld Keck Medicine of USC is the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, one of only two university-based medical systems in the Los Angeles area. Keck Medicine combines academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for some of the most acute patients in the country. Our internationally renowned physicians and scientists provide world-class patient care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital and more than 100 unique clinics in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Tulare and Ventura counties. Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, is among the top 50 hospitals in the country in 8 specialties, as well as the top three hospitals in metro Los Angeles and top 10 hospitals in California, according to U. S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Hospitals rankings. Application Help & Benefits If you need help during the application process, see our application help. For more information about our benefits, see What We Offer. Don't see the dream job you are looking for? Drop off your contact information and resume and we will reach out to you if we find the perfect fit!

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner manages clinical aspects of the clinic, including direct patient care, diagnostic interpretation, and the development of treatment plans. They also provide leadership in staff orientation, research participation, and collaboration with the healthcare team to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and possess at least 5 years of clinical nursing experience. Required certifications include a valid Nevada RN license, NP certification (ACNP, ANP, FNP, or AGNP), DEA certificate, and BLS/ARLS certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningMedication ManagementPatient CounselingElectronic Health RecordsStaffing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner, Convenience Care - Full Time 12 Hour Rotating Shifts (Exempt) (Non-Union) at Keck Medicine of USC a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,127 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

In California, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$163k (125 salary observations; 181 listings), vs ~$136k nationally (1,292 salary observations; 2,427 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 54% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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