Nurse Practitioner - Family

KurzSolutions•Northern Navajo, AZ

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner will 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 . The NP Will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patient problems, including the prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. The scope of practice of a nurse practitioner includes, but is not limited to, each of the following: Ordering diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures, performing those tests and procedures when using health care equipment, and interpreting and using the results of diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures ordered by the advanced practice registered nurse or another health care professional. Ordering treatments, ordering, or applying appropriate medical devices, and using nursing, medical, therapeutic, and corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status. Providing advanced counseling, patient education, health education, and patient advocacy.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner services
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 diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures when using health care equipment
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
Use nursing, medical, therapeutic, and corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status
Provide advanced counseling, patient education, health education, and patient advocacy