Nurse Practitioner Clinic
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Job Location:
Knoxville, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Nurse Practitioner Perinatal Center
Full Time 80 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift
Perinatal Center Overview:
At Fort Sanders Perinatal Center were here for women with pregnancies that require extra care and were ready to help you make the best healthcare decisions from conception through delivery. For more than 25 years weve provided comprehensive high-risk pregnancy services and delivered over 26000 high-risk babies at Fort Sanders Regional Medical offer a range of care services for higher-risk pregnancies including mothers over age 35 multiples complications birth defects issues such as diabetes or hypertension or pregnancies after infertility.
Our main office is located atFort Sanders Regional Medical also have offices in West Knoxville Morristown and Sevierville to ensure you get the right care in the right place. We are proud to be a member ofCovenant Health.
Position Summary:
Provides perinatal care to patients under the supervision of a physician preceptor following established medical protocols.
Recruiter:Jennifer Gordon
Responsibilities
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures objectives quality assurance program and safety standards.
- Provides direct patient care evaluates outcomes consults with other specialists as required and adjusts processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
- Collaborates with physician preceptor to formulate and review medical protocols.
- Obtains complete medical history of the patient.
- Identifies health hazards in the patients environment as well as patient risk factors. Identifies and considers the cultural patterns economic status and patient resources in plan of care.
- Performs appropriate physical exam as indicated.
- Obtains appropriate laboratory specimens.
- Analyzes objective and subjective data for appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
- Assures treatment and/or plan of care is consistent with established protocols.
- Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records and maintains all required reports records statistics etc. Documents all pertinent information accurately legibly and in a timely manner.
- Refers patient to appropriate services which exceed scope of practice of the practitioner.
- Provides health promotion counseling and develops patient teaching information.
- Serves as a resource person for other staff personnel. May supervise clinical staff.
- Responsible for periodic review of policy and procedures.
- Maintains professional growth and development through seminars workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
- Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
None required.
Licensure Requirement:
Current TN license. Must hold certification as a Womens Healthcare Nurse Practitioner a Nurse Midwife or Family Nurse Practitioner. CPR required.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Vital Signs Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Pediatrics Experience
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Medicare
About Company
Covenant Health is the top-performing healthcare network in East Tennessee. Our experienced staff is ready to support your medical needs.
