Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Med Center Health•Scottsville, KY

About The Position

Serves in collaboration with a Physician as a provider of primary care for patients across the entire spectrum of age and gender. The scope of practice includes diagnosing, treating, and prescribing medication. The role also includes patient assessment and care planning, diagnostic testing, referrals and consultations, health education and preventive care, emergency care and minor procedures, clinical documentation, and support for facility operations and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Master’s degree or higher in Nursing.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure, or a temporary work permit, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
APRN certification from a board-recognized national organization.
DEA license required within six months from the date of eligibility.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), with demonstrated leadership skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs thorough patient history and physical assessments, including psychosocial assessments, across all age and sex classifications.
Performs focused examinations and orders laboratory, x-ray, and other diagnostic tests appropriate to patients’ conditions or complaints.
Diagnoses disease states and administers appropriate treatment.
Consults with a physician and makes referrals as appropriate.
Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory and x-ray procedures as appropriate, working with patients and families.
Participates in identifying processes to improve issues and initiates improvements.
Analyzes patient data, develops plans of care, and documents clearly, concisely, and in a timely manner.
Provides health and wellness teaching, counseling, and support systems for individuals and families, including immunizations to prevent infectious communicable diseases such as influenza and pneumonia.
Uses resources to provide educational materials to patients and families.
Administers emergency care and performs minor surgical procedures.
Promotes well-child care, female health care, and cancer and other health-promotion screenings.
Performs CPR when indicated, maintains current certification, and ensures emergency equipment is ready.
Prescribes medications appropriate to each patient’s condition within Kentucky State Law guidelines.
Follows up with patients by phone as needed.
Performs suturing of superficial lacerations.
Identifies and addresses the needs of different patient age groups and communicates effectively with patients.
Assists the Office Manager/Administrator as necessary with departmental reports and records and collects statistical data for administrative and regulatory purposes.
Maintains facility records to promote efficient facility operations.
Ensures proper charges are entered and assigns the level of care and appropriate CPT code corresponding to each patient’s diagnosis, ensuring documentation supports the code assigned.
Translates current literature and journal findings into practice and applies the research process to clinical areas.
Maintains certification standards through continuing education programs.
Protects patients’ rights, including privacy and confidentiality.