Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care Leitchfield

Owensboro Health • Leitchfield, KY

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About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner works in Urgent Care Leitchfield and, in collaboration with a physician, diagnoses and treats certain acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations. The role works under direct supervision and requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to take appropriate action in a stressful environment.

The position obtains patient histories and performs assessments through observation, interviews, and examinations; orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic studies; and provides direct treatment and management of health conditions through prescriptive authority or referral. It may also include preventive assessments, screenings, immunizations, and care; patient and family counseling and education; timely documentation of assessments and care plans; and coordination of registration functions, including collecting and entering patient and insurance information and co-payments.

The Nurse Practitioner provides care that promotes age- and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making, and patients’ right to self-determination. The role supports Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests, and follows organizational policies and procedures while working in a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Nursing required upon hire.
• RN licensure as a Registered Nurse and eligibility to practice nursing in Kentucky required upon hire.
• APRN licensure in Kentucky required upon hire.
• National certification required upon hire from one of the listed organizations: NPCB, AACCN, NCCCOGN, PNCB, ANCC, or NCC (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certification).
• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Responsibilities

• Obtain patient history and perform assessments through observation, interview, and examination.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies.
• Perform preventive health assessments, screenings, immunizations, and care as required.
• Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions through prescriptive authority or referrals to healthcare providers or community resources.
• Counsel and educate patients and their families or caregivers about preventive health, treatment options, and community resources.
• Promote age- and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making, and patients’ right to self-determination.
• Document assessments and patient care plans accurately and promptly.
• May coordinate registration functions, including collecting and entering demographic, insurance, and employer information and collecting co-payments.
• Support Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; comply with organizational policies and procedures and uphold a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.

What This Job Offers

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