Nurse Practitioner - Adult Medicine

BEAUFORT JASPER HAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH • Estill, SC

9h

About The Position

This document is intended to describe the general duties required for this position. It is not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Position Summary Provides medical care within the scope of education/training and delineated privileges.

Requirements

• Master's Degree (MA) (MS) or Doctoral Degree (Ph. D.) (DNP) or equivalent from accredited college/university
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure by South Carolina State Board of Nursing
• Board Certification by a national organization (ANCC or AANP)
• South Carolina Controlled Substance registration
• Federal DEA Controlled Substance registration
• CPR certification
• Electronic Medical/Health Record; ADP Payroll Systems; Purchasing/Inventory Software; Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Provides examinations for diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions, such as: diabetes, high blood pressure, infections and injuries.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as administering injections, suturing, and managing wounds/infections
• Prescribing medications and other treatments
• Ordering, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays
• Refers patients to specialists if necessary and analyzes medical reports/records
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing treatment plans in collaboration with patients/caregivers and other appropriate healthcare staff
• Provides appropriate patient counseling, education and medical advice
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient records
• Managing patients' overall care within scope of practice guidelines, regulations and standards
• Updates patient chart and uploads to Electronic Health Record as dictated by agency policy
• Meets or exceeds average minimum productivity standard of 2400 billable encounters annually
• Maintains and annually reviews Collaborating Practice Agreement with supervising physician as mandated by state regulations
• Participates in After Hours Call by telephone per departmental policy
• Assessed by medical and clinical peers through quarterly record audits and one on one training and observation at least year, or more frequently if needed
• Maintains continuing medical education as required by credentialing agency
• Participation in special collaboratives/projects
• Provides periodic education/counseling at community events
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time