Family Nurse Practitioner

KurzSolutions • Sisseton, SD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center, located in Sisseton, South Dakota, provides a range of comprehensive health services to Native American and rural communities. The facility offers primary care, behavioral health services, dental care, and emergency medical services. It is dedicated to delivering culturally sensitive care with a focus on holistic approaches to health and wellness. The center aims to improve access to quality healthcare while honoring the legacy of Woodrow Wilson Keeble, a distinguished Native American war hero and advocate for tribal health.

Requirements

• Must have a Master's degree or Doctorate in nursing.
• Must have a current and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Must have a current Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification by the American Heart Association.
• Must have a minimum of one year of experience in the clinical areas of primary care.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner services (e.g. supervise general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute, and chronic conditions involving all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
• Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
• Be responsible and accountable for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patient problems, including the prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Order diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures, perform those tests and procedures when using health care equipment, and interpret and use the results of diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures ordered by the advanced practice registered nurse or another health care professional.
• Order treatments, order, or apply appropriate medical devices, and use nursing, medical, therapeutic, and corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
• Provide advanced counseling, patient education, health education, and patient advocacy.

What This Job Offers

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