Nurse Practitioner - Orthopedics

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation•Tuba City, AZ

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the authority of a supervising orthopedic physician, the incumbent provides basic care as a Nurse Practitioner for the Orthopedic Department’s ambulatory patients, emergency cases, and individuals and families. The position is also designed to identify high priority goals for promotion for health and prevention of disease. Assists with other clinical and administrative activities as required.

Requirements

Master of Science (MS) degree in Nursing
Must possess a valid, current, full, and unrestricted license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in any state within the United States, District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Must possess a certificate from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association
Must be credentialed to serve on the Medical Staff (provide all related information as requested for credentialing process).
A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:
Positive working relationships with others and excellent customer service skills
Demonstrated ability in working with people from all levels of discipline
Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

Responsibilities

Functions under the supervision of an orthopedic physician in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Interviews, assesses, and evaluates patients of all ages to determine their physical condition and type of medical services needed, and orders initial and post-operative diagnostic studies appropriate for the patient’s medical condition.
Accurately records and reports facts, including evaluation and treatment of the whole care of the patient and allows all entries into the patient chart to be reviewed and signed by the supervising physician.
Adheres to medical regimens to stabilize chronically ill persons; adjusts regimen within established protocols. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
Consults and collaborates with other health care professionals at Tuba City to established health care plans and to review patient progress and response to therapy, including the use of written referrals to other clinic staff, Community Health Nurses, specialty clinics, schools, etc.
Maintains reporting and record systems related to patient care and progress, and as required by TCRHCC and Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS).
Teaches patients and family member’s ways to maintain or improve their health status.
Carries out treatments and emergency or other procedures required; administers medication; observes and documents patient conditions, changes and reactions to medications and medical treatment.
Supervises orthopedic patients involving the whole management of care requiring the application of principles based upon the biological, physical, and social sciences.
Evaluates health care plans and has ability to recognize the need for assessment by the physician and other health professionals.
Evaluates total health care needs of patients and develops plans to meet these needs.
Administration of joint injections, trigger point injections, punch biopsy, stapling, wound closure and maintenance, casting and splinting, local and digital blocks, suturing, and assess for medication management of chronic and acute disease states.
Teaches joint replacement classes and completes health history assessments for surgical procedures. Assists in the surgical suite when accompanied by the surgeon.
Works on a regularly assigned, rotational or call back basis to provide continuity of medical services during evenings, nights, holidays, and weekends as needed per interdepartmental agreement.
Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role. Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available), and eye or face shield.
Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates)
Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.
Completes all patient care documentation in the electronic health record entries accurately and in real-time.
Participates in departmental workflow and or testing teams as related to electronic health record or other project initiatives.
Performs other duties as assigned.