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Nurse Practitioner- Hepatology, Digestive Diseases
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What they do
A Nurse Practitioner provides primary care and nursing care to patients. Performs physical exams, orders diagnostic tests, and provides medications. Works in a physician's office or other healthcare facility, under the direction of a physician. Performs work similar to that of a physician assistant but has different medical training and degree.
$148,975 / year median in California
+23% projected growth
Job Description
Description Provide comprehensive outpatient Hepatology care for established patients with chronic liver disease, including MASLD/MASH, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, alcohol-associated liver disease, and liver lesions. Responsibilities include patient evaluation and management, post-discharge and urgent follow-up, care coordination, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, medication management, patient education, and collaboration with Hepatology physicians and the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care. This position provides clinical coverage at UCLA Health Santa Monica Digestive Diseases and South Bay (Torrance) Digestive Diseases clinics and may support additional UCLA Health community practice locations as operational needs evolve.