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• Assumes ongoing responsibility for each patient from initial assessment to optimization and ongoing care across the life span.
• Performs complete physical examinations including interviewing patients to obtain complete medical histories as well as ordering interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Diagnoses and treats acute chronic and episodic conditions within their scope and specialty including complications of otherwise routine processes such as pregnancy or childhood development.
• Establishes and documents the plan of care incorporating patient and family input maintenance and prognosis in a timely manner. Ensures records of each case are detailed and complete.
• Initiates medication therapy as necessary and evaluates for effectiveness.
• Determines when the patient has recovered from the condition or when the condition or the symptoms have been addressed updates the electronic health record and continues to provide care as appropriate.
• Assists in formulating and implementing protocols to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in the clinical specialty/service.
• In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team discharges inpatients in a timely and efficient manner and assists in coordinating patient transfers within and outside the County system according to policy.
• Serves as a role model and resource person for staff and members of the multidisciplinary team demonstrating professionalism respect and dignity toward staff patients and students.
• Demonstrates understanding and adherence of privacy confidentiality and security of Protected Health Information and other sensitive personal information.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to safety and infection control policies and procedures.
• Attends any required unit or agency-wide meeting as scheduled.
• Participates in developing meaningful quality measures; recognizes when policies procedures and practices need to be revised; initiates monitors and participates in quality improvement activities.
• Keeps informed of and follows all agency policies and procedures for prescription of controlled substances psychiatric medications and other specialized medications.
• Keeps informed of and adheres to guidelines and expectations for providers in assigned clinical specialty.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of an approved Masters level Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners Program issued by an accredited* college or university.


LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
APPLICANTS MUST POSSESSALLOF THE LICENSES BELOWAT THE TIME OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION.

• An active and current license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• An active and current Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing.
• An active and current Nurse Practitioner medication furnishing number issued by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing.
• An active and current Controlled Substance Registration certificate issued by the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)**
• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

The required licenses and certificates MUST be current and unrestricted: a provisional conditional probationary temporary expired orrestricted license and certificate will NOT be accepted.

**Applicant may still be hired even if applicant does not have DEA certificate at time of such situations DEA certificate must be obtained within 60 days of employment. Failure to obtain the DEA certificate within the 60 days of employment will result in termination.

*In order to receive credit for any college or university course or any type of college or university degree you must include a legible copyof theofficial diploma or official transcriptsfrom the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days of filing to

Official Transcriptis defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states official and/or copy issued by the schools Registrar Office. A printout of the transcripts from the schools websiteisNOT considered officialand; therefore will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete or rejected.

The legible copy of official Masters level certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners Program. Candidates whose educational certificate does not show the specialty must provide a written statement from their educational institution indicating the educational specialty on the university/college letterhead signed by an authorized university/school official.

*ACCREDITATION: Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources. Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable if appropriate are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or theAssociation of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE).

PHYSICAL CLASS:
2 Light: Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

During your initial work period the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Applications must be filed online by clicking on the green Apply button located on the top right corner of the screen.

Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (e.g. Official Transcripts Resume etc.) as attachment(s) during application submission or send by email to within 7 calendar days from date of application submission. Indicate the Exam Title on the subject line when sending required documents by email.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Selection Requirements. Provide any relevant education training and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held provide the name and address of your employer your job title beginning and ending dates and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete it will be rejected.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add as well as and to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

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Plan to submit your online application well in advance as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address and if you already have a job seeker account on can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

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Employment Information

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This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
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The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

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Veterans Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veterans credit please visit: September 2025