Nurse Practitioner - Greenwood/Cleveland Neurology Clinic

FMOLHS•Greenwood, MS

10d

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals, following established standards and practices. The role supports illness and injury care, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The Nurse Practitioner relies on education, experience, professional training, and judgment to carry out responsibilities, with a wide degree of creativity and latitude. The position works under minimal supervision and under the direction of the collaborating physician, as appropriate, and may lead and direct the work of others within the scope of practice. Responsibilities include assessing patients and documenting histories, needs, risks, diagnoses, and care plans; ordering and reviewing tests and procedures; implementing and revising treatment plans; coordinating referrals and consultations; and discussing care and education with patients and families. The position also collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, coordinates communication and continuity of care, precepts students, supports learning resources for the patient care team, contributes to quality improvement and clinical research activities, and completes other assigned duties.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved professional school of nursing.
Completion of a State Board of Nursing-approved Nurse Practitioner course.
Licensed to practice professional nursing as a Nurse Practitioner.
Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the Mississippi State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patients, obtain detailed nursing histories, identify physiologic and psychological risks, and accurately document assessment and learning needs.
Formulate diagnoses and order appropriate therapeutic and diagnostic procedures in accordance with care standards and protocols.
Implement treatment plans, coordinate consultations and referrals with interdisciplinary teams, and reassess and modify plans based on patient findings.
Review tests and consults as required by the plan of care and discuss the plan with patients and families.
Provide patient education based on identified risk factors and evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs.
Document patient care activities according to documentation standards and contribute to performance improvement through medical record review.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and coordinate patient care and communication to support outcomes and continuity of care.
Precept students according to specified guidelines.
Identify, provide, develop, and maintain learning resources for the patient care team as requested.
Provide safe, holistic, systematic therapeutic care and recognize patient population trends and alternatives to care.
Review current nursing research, apply research findings to clinical practice, and participate in clinical research.
Assist with developing and revising standards, guidelines, and protocols using interdisciplinary approaches, best practices, and research findings.
Analyze practices contributing to variance and assist with drawing conclusions from aggregate data and improving performance.
Complete other assigned duties within specified time frames and participate in hospital committees and quality improvement activities as requested by the manager.