Family Nurse Practitioner

Prince George's County Government • Md 20785, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This is entry level specialized professional community health nursing work providing direct primary care, comprehensive nursing, therapeutic and preventive health care services in an expanded nurse role as a nurse practitioner to individuals, families and groups. Work is done in accordance with the Maryland Nurse Practice Act Code of Maryland Regulations: Practice of the Nurse Practitioner. A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (R.N.) who has advanced education and clinical training in a health care specialty area. Such specialty areas include, but are not limited to: Well Woman Care, Reproductive Health, PrEP, STI and HIV care and treatment, Adult Health; Family Health; Geriatrics; Pediatrics; Psychiatric; School Health; Women's/Ob Gyn Health (Mid wife). Incumbents in this class are responsible for providing care to clients by assessing health status, performing physical examinations, providing treatment, prescribing medications, recommending follow-up care and making referrals to appropriate health professionals. In addition, the incumbent provides health teaching, counseling and guidance to patients and their families. Work is performed under the direction of a higher-level nurse who provides administrative and professional nursing supervision and under the direction of a physician with whom a joint formal written agreement has been signed. Work requires making decisions concerning interpretation of considerable data such as physical/psychiatric examinations and laboratory reports. The employee's work is reviewed through records, reports, conferences and observation. Upon the satisfactory completion of a one (1) year probationary period, entry level incumbents may be non-competitively promoted to the II full performance level at Managements' discretion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university, or completion of a nursing program determined by the Maryland State Board of Nursing to be equivalent to a program accredited by the National League for Nursing. OR Master's Degree in Public Health, Community Health Nursing or other appropriate nursing specialties.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license and completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program with certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Maryland issued by the Maryland State Board of Nursing.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for the Master's Degree, but not for the successful completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program or any required licenses.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Epic Electronic Medical Records (EMR).

Responsibilities

• Obtains a comprehensive health history from patient or family, records findings and makes critical evaluation of patient health status.
• Performs a detailed examination and assessment on patients and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings.
• Evaluates and reviews findings with physician and decides which patients need additional care either within or outside the scope of Health Department services.
• Identifies and manages acute and chronic illness in accordance with established medical protocols.
• Provides emergency care or crisis intervention in the absence of the physician.
• Provides follow up care of clients who have been diagnosed and treated by the physician and referred to the nurse practitioner.
• Formulates and implements plan of care which may involve various forms of treatment and prescribed medications; recommends follow up care and makes referrals as needed.
• Maintains current clinical and nursing records.
• Serves as a consultant to other health care providers.

Benefits

• The salary range listed in this announcement reflects the offer range for this position. Offers made within this range are based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level