Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
NP should provide general and preventative care, conduct check-ups, treat illnesses, order lab tests and prescribe medication for children and adults. NP should help with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments and consultations. NP will perform the important task of educating patients about preventative care and prescribed treatments. NP will conduct physicals, order tests and serve as a patient's primary healthcare provider. A provider with Women's Health experience is preferred.
Duties and Responsibilities
NP is responsible for managing health problems and coordinating health care for the patient in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations and the nursing standards of care (assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status) 1,
Essential responsibilities
· Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill perioperative patients.
· Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
· Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
· Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving in the first assisting role.
· Assists with the provision of surgical care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations.
· Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
· Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
· Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
· Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools. Minimum qualifications
· Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
· Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
· Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure
· Current Nurse Practitioner certification in specialty area
· Current CNOR/CRNFA (if applicable) certification
· Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); PALS provider card as required by department and facility
· Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
· Eligible for hospital privileges Experience Minimum of 1-2 years OR clinical perioperative experience. 1-2 years’ experience in the Nurse Practitioner role preferred.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
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Work Location: In person
About Corinth Family Medicine and Pediatrics
Our team of primary care physicians, pediatrician, pediatric nurse practitioner and medical professionals offer quality, convenient healthcare for all generations. Our family medicine services include preventative and acute care, as well as sports medicine and many office procedures including minor trauma, skin lesion removal and vasectomy.
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