Advanced Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner Float

OVP Health Care • Proctorville, OH

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About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides direct patient care and administrative support as designated by the Operations Manager or designee, in accordance with state regulations and scope of practice. The VP of Operations provides overall direction for patient care activities. This float position supports multiple office locations in Huntington, Proctorville, Gallipolis, Ashland, and Wheelersburg as staffing needs and operational requirements arise.

The NP provides a range of outpatient medical services, supports and educates clinical staff, follows clinical protocols and applicable laws and standards, and completes accurate, timely documentation and coding. The role requires flexibility across locations and duties, effective time and patient-flow management, and a demonstrated ability to see a minimum of 20 patients per day. The NP may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Possess a medical license in the state where practicing.
• Maintain Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
• Maintain board certification.
• Maintain DEA certification, if applicable.
• Maintain a Data 2000 Waiver (30 patients in the first year; 100 patients thereafter).
• Maintain licensure and certification to practice medicine under state guidelines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the rationale for appropriate patient care.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships with coworkers and healthcare team members.
• Communicate through appropriate channels.
• Demonstrate the ability to calculate drug dosages.
• Demonstrate the ability to handle emergency situations calmly and effectively.
• Document continuing education according to licensure, certification, and clinic requirements.
• Be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds.
• Be able to perform job responsibilities in a facility with multiple levels and no elevator or mechanical transportation.
• Operate a computer and keyboard.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Life Support certification is optional but preferred.
• Pediatrics Advanced Life Support certification is optional but preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services and all functions necessary to deliver quality patient care.
• Serve as an educational preceptor for clinical staff by answering questions, planning and teaching in-services, following protocols and standards, and helping expand staff competencies.
• Practice medicine using sound judgment, follow ethical standards, recognize limitations, seek consultation when advisable, and stay current with technologies and industry standards.
• Meet clinical and regulatory obligations, including accrediting agency, CLIA, prescription, HIPAA, safety, and state and federal requirements.
• Follow internal policies and procedures and complete operational tasks and clinical documentation according to departmental guidelines.
• Advise administration of issues that may affect the practice and address administrative issues directly and privately with those concerned.
• See patients promptly and efficiently, stay reasonably on schedule, and adjust to daily patient-flow needs and exceptional circumstances.
• Document appropriate coding and charges for services rendered.
• Complete patient medical-record charts routinely on the same day as the visit.
• Perform, or be willing to learn, services such as minor surgery, suturing, fine needle aspiration, casting and splinting, orthopedic evaluation and management, x-ray review, basic musculoskeletal rehabilitation, general internal and family medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, eye problems, EKG interpretation, emergency management, and general gynecology.
• Manage time for OVP-related activities and assigned tasks during administration-designated blocks, routinely see patients in the allotted time, and work patients into schedules as caseload demands.
• Meet a minimum workload of 20 patients per day and respond to unforeseen circumstances, including emergency patient care.
• Follow administrative priorities, adapt to change, and offer possible solutions to concerns or problems.
• Comply with HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Help create a constructive professional atmosphere and serve as a positive role model in punctuality, demeanor, communication, customer service, and workload.
• Serve as an administrative resource and meet with administration periodically as requested.
• Learn new technologies and provide leadership and staff training as technologies are implemented.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed