Per Diem Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Community Health Care•Wildwood, NJ

About The Position

The Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant provides nursing and practitioner care within the scope of New Jersey licensure and certification. The role assesses the health status of individuals and families through history taking, data collection, and physical examination, and assists staff nurses in facilitating care for walk-in patients. The practitioner collaborates with staff, physicians, allied health professionals, and others to implement and continuously evaluate and revise patient plans of care. Responsibilities include providing pharmacological care, prescribing or making judgments regarding pharmacologic agents and therapeutic devices, and dispensing, administering, or prescribing medications according to policy and protocol. The practitioner recognizes and manages deviations from health, identifies problems outside the scope of practice and obtains appropriate care, orders and follows up on laboratory and diagnostic tests, and communicates with patients to develop mutually agreed-upon care plans. The role also provides individualized health education to patients and families, promotes health education for groups and communities as appropriate, and supports patient independence and self-care. It includes referral and case management, including referrals to internal resources, specialty care, and primary care as appropriate, and follow-up on referrals according to site-specific standards. Accurate documentation and participation in annual updates to joint practice protocols are required.

Requirements

Unrestricted New Jersey State Board license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Official recognition from the New Jersey State Board to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.
Maintain registration, including prescriptive authorization, with the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners.
Maintain board certification.
Maintain active CPR certification.
Ability to stand, walk swiftly, lift, and move patients as needed.

Responsibilities

Assess individuals’ and families’ bio/psycho/social/spiritual health through history taking, data collection, and physical examination.
Assist staff nurses in facilitating care for walk-in patients.
Complete accurate documentation according to site-specific standards.
Collaborate with staff, physicians, allied health professionals, and others to implement patient care plans.
Provide pharmacological care within the scope of New Jersey certification and licensure.
Participate in annual updates of joint practice protocols in accordance with New Jersey Board of Nursing guidelines.
Prescribe or make judgments regarding pharmacologic agents and therapeutic devices.
Dispense, administer, or prescribe medications according to policy and protocol.
Recognize and manage deviations from health and obtain appropriate care for patients whose problems are outside the scope of practice.
Order and follow up on appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
Communicate with patients to develop mutually agreed-upon plans of care addressing actual and potential health problems.
Continuously evaluate and revise patient plans of care.
Provide health education and guide patients and families in managing their health.
Individualize education to support patient independence and self-care.
Educate patients on pharmacologic agents, therapeutic devices, and laboratory or diagnostic testing.
Promote relevant health education for groups of patients, families, staff, agencies, communities, and organizations as appropriate to the specialty and program.
Refer patients to internal resources, specialty care, and primary care as appropriate to program standards, protocols, or physician consultation.
Follow up on referrals according to site-specific standards.
Case-manage client care according to program standards and the patient’s plan of care.