Job Summary
Provides primary and episodic care to patients independently and in collaboration with other medical professionals following standards and protocols set by the Chief Medical Officer and/or Supervising Physician. Functions as a member of the clinical team and maintains patient flow and maximizes the delivery of quality care to patients. Emphasize health promotion and/or disease prevention through patient education and coordination of care. Follows regulations and guidelines for writing prescriptions.
General Accountabilities:
- Assure patient flow runs smoothly and efficiently.
- Follow protocols which provide medical authority when such are indicated in providing care.
- Perform complete physical exams and assessments of patients including urgent emergent and nonurgent presentation.
- Selects orders and perform tests and procedures to augment physical findings.
- Define/document differential diagnoses and list differential diagnoses with most likely diagnoses included.
- Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as deemed necessary and appropriate for plan of care in collaboration with supervising physician as indicated.
- Interpret data and diagnostic results for appropriate course of action including but not limited to laboratory radiology EKG etc. in collaboration with supervising physician as indicated.
- Performs duties in accordance with the customary rules of ethics and conduct of the applicable State Board of Medicine and other such regulating bodies.
- Prescribes dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
- Maintains quality safety and infection control standards.
- Exercises tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive complex and confidential patient issues and situations.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Learns computer software programs; enters and maintains accurate data and statistical information in order to consistently prepare clear and concise reports.
Job Qualifications
Nurse Practitioners:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Board certified as a nurse practitioner with current state licensure and
- DEA license with no restrictions.
- Skilled in traditional nursing disciplines of patient assessment and management.
- Clinical experience in an emergency urgent care or ambulatory clinic setting.
- BLS certified
Environmental and physical requirements:
- Candidate must be able to read write and speak English fluently have cognitive skills for math reading filing and sterile technique skills.
- Communication skills to deal well with employees patients families and Physician/Medical Providers.
- Vision for near midrange far and accommodation. Hearing for low medium and high pitch.
- Job requires physical ability for longterm standing occasional sitting crouching kneeling frequent walking reaching with reaching above head and below waist.
- Job risks include exposure to blood and body fluids (high) contact with chemicals lifting of 30 40 pounds and exposure to infectious disease.