Nurse Practitioner Clinic-Congestive Heart Failure Clinic-FT
About The Position
The nurse practitioner provides comprehensive direct patient care and scholarly practice including obtaining comprehensive patient histories, performing complete physical examination, ordering and performing diagnostic testing and screening, diagnosing illness, prescribing both pharmacological and other treatments for patients, and providing health maintenance and promotion interventions such as patient and family education and counseling. Also, the NP assumes accountability for indirect care responsibilities, which support patient care including staff and student education, clinical research, program development, and quality improvement.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Completion of Nurse Practitioner Masters of Science in Nursing
- Successful completion of a National Certification Exam for NP
- Current registration through the Alabama board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners
- Approval of the Huntsville Hospital credentialing board
- BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period
Responsibilities
- Obtaining comprehensive patient histories
- Performing complete physical examination
- Ordering and performing diagnostic testing and screening
- Diagnosing illness
- Prescribing both pharmacological and other treatments for patients
- Providing health maintenance and promotion interventions such as patient and family education and counseling
- Assuming accountability for indirect care responsibilities, which support patient care including staff and student education, clinical research, program development, and quality improvement
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Retirement account options with 401K organization match
- Nurse residency program
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan reimbursement
- On-site training and education opportunities
- Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more
- Childcare
- Wellness programs
- Onsite employee pharmacy
- Free health clinic
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
