Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Full-Practice Authority
About The Position
The Family Practice Advanced Practice Registered Nurse provides direct clinical care to community members. Duties include ordering laboratory tests, counseling patients, developing treatment plans, and prescribing medication within the scope of the nurse’s education, certification, and collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician. The position works with staff as a team to provide high-quality patient care and supports efforts to reduce health disparities through awareness of Chronic Care Model processes. The role may also provide clinical consultation and supervise staff and students as assigned. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with a weekly evening rotation and a monthly Saturday rotation. Applicants must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work for the Lake County Health Department. Any employment offer is conditioned on successful completion of background screening and drug and alcohol testing, and may include a pre-employment medical exam.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nursing or postmaster certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
- Certificate for Full Practice Authority independent practice in Illinois.
- Certification by an appropriate national certifying body as required by state law (ANCC, NCCC, NAPNAP, AMCB, or ACC).
- Current Illinois Advanced Practice License.
- Must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work at Lake County Health Department.
Responsibilities
- Identify and assess patients’ health concerns, examine patients based on those concerns, and create plans tailored to their needs.
- Order laboratory tests, counsel patients, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medication within the scope of education, certification, and the collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician.
- Develop and maintain awareness of Chronic Care Model processes to help reduce health disparities in the community.
- Provide clinical consultation to other staff members and supervise staff and students as assigned.
- Adhere to National Patient Safety Goals and the related plan.
- Participate in quality improvement activities to assess, monitor, and improve program services.
- Attend mandatory in-services and drills, staff meetings, other training, and regular age-specific professional development trainings.
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Job Type
Full-time
