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Nurse Practitioner
Department: Nursing
Reports To: Clinical Services Manager or Director of Nursing
Supervisors: Medical Director
Job Summary: This position is responsible for providing primary care services, including assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, treating, and educating patients. Works closely with other clinicians in a team approach to patient care.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Assesses patient status by obtaining health history through patient/family interviews and chart reviews, assessing/presenting illness, risk factors, family history, psychosocial situation, and cultural factors; and performing appropriate physical examination
Orders/performs appropriate laboratory diagnostic and other screening texts. Seeks other information as needed, including consultation with other clinicians, for evaluation of illness
Integrates data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan, including identification of any health risks
Develops and implements treatment plan by prescribing/dispensing medications and/or injections in compliance with medical practice guidelines and state laws. Handles minor lacerations.
Instructs patient/family regarding medications and treatments. Educates patients regarding health promotion/illness prevention. Recommends appropriate community resources to meet patient/family needs
Communicates appropriate case management information to other professionals and community agencies
Prepares documentation for medical records including updating patient medical chart by posting examination and test results, diagnosis, medications, and treatment in written/computerized manner
Participates in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development, and other continuing education and quality assurance activities to demonstrate compliance with standards, regulations, policies, and procedures
Acts as consultant/collaborator to clinical team on area of specialty. Complies with patient confidentiality requirements. Promotes patient advocacy
Provided monitoring and continuity of care between visits according to treatment plan including triaging patient calls/e-mails
Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals
Performs other duties as assigned
Education: BSN required; MSN or DNP board doctorate preferred. Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification as a practitioner (general or specialized) from an approved nurse practitioner program
Experience: Minimum three years of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting, plus two years of nurse practitioner experience
Other Requirements:
Current state registered nurse license
Current state license as an advanced registered nurse practitioner with DEA prescriptive authority
Current CPR certification
Performance Requirements:
Knowledge:
Knowledge of advanced practice of nursing including medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and therapeutics, basic nutrition, behavioral factors, psychosocial/family systems, diagnostic testing, interpretation of results and clinical decision making, alternative treatment modalities
Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices and regulations related to evaluating and providing patient care, and professional ethics related to the delivery of nursing care
Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments used to administer patient care
Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish/maintain a safe work environment
Knowledge of health promotion, health risk identification, and patient education principles and techniques
Knowledge of community, professional, and education resources
Knowledge or practice management systems including electronic health record systems (EHRs)
Skills:
Skills in oral and written communication; interviewing to gather medical histories; providing presentations, consultations, facilitation, and documentation, e.g., writing medical orders, patient education materials, and medical record updates
Skill in case management, time management, problem solving, crisis intervention, multitasking, and other organizational matters
Skill in modifying methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide appropriate nursing care and in initiating appropriate emergency response and investigatory procedures
Abilities:
Ability to analyze complex data and draw conclusions
Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures
Ability to establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, clinical staff, and the public
Ability to competently use Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and appropriate practice management software
Equipment Operated: Standard medical examination room equipment and instruments. Using computer/health information management system
Work Environment: Combination of exam rooms and medical offices. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment
Physical Requirements: Must possess the physical and mental abilities to perform the tasks normally associated with a Nurse Practitioner such as standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Life and carries items weighing up to 10 lbs, occasionally lifts or moves up to 100 lbs. Requires correct vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working under stress in emergency situations and occasionally may involve irregular working hours
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