Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Domain (B) - Women's Health

Highmark Health • Grove City, PA

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About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides specialty healthcare services in physician offices and other non-acute settings, focusing on chronic health conditions in specific populations. The role works within the applicable CRNP scope and standards of practice and the organization’s policies, values, and mission. The position travels between the Grove City and Cranberry offices. Specialty certification, advanced procedures with appropriate privileging, and rotational weekend and on-call coverage may be required. Care may also include e-consults and telehealth.

The Nurse Practitioner records medical histories and performs physical assessments; develops therapeutic care plans; orders and interprets diagnostic studies; makes diagnoses and initiates appropriate therapy within scope; and documents care in the medical record. The role coordinates with attending physicians, educates patients and families, supports accurate coding and billing documentation, and participates in continuing education, patient safety, quality improvement, and patient engagement initiatives.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from a practicing-state Board of Nursing-approved master’s program.
• National Board Certification for Nurse Practitioners through an accredited association.
• Nurse Practitioner licensure in the practicing state.
• Prescriptive authority from the practicing state within 60 days of hire.
• American Heart Association CPR.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care, including recording medical histories and physical assessments, developing therapeutic care plans, ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting results, planning discharges, and documenting accurately.
• Communicate with attending physicians about plans of care and involve them in clinical decisions outside the Nurse Practitioner’s knowledge base or scope; make diagnoses and initiate appropriate therapy within applicable scope and standards.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory, radiological, and other diagnostic studies to determine and implement treatment plans.
• Assess patient and family learning needs and provide education based on age, culture, and willingness to learn; explain health and illness prevention, medications, and treatment instructions, and recommend community resources as needed.
• Ensure timely and appropriate EMR documentation to support accurate medical coding and billing, and report pertinent information to the attending physician of record.
• Maintain mandatory professional continuing education and participate in patient safety, quality improvement, and patient engagement initiatives while maintaining professional practice consistent with organizational and specialty-specific standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.
• Provide care that may include e-consults and telehealth; perform advanced procedures with appropriate privileging and provide rotational weekend and on-call coverage as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time