Nurse Practitioner

Wayne Health • Detroit, MI

12d

About The Position

About Us: Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals. With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community. Job Summary: The Wayne Mobile Health Unit Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner provides medical services in various locations. The NP travels with the WMHU to various locations including community centers, churches, businesses and patients’ homes. The NP services include assessing, diagnosing and treating illnesses, prescribing medications, providing preventive care, education, counseling, collaboration, and support. Job Description: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: · Perform assessment by obtaining patient medical and social histories · Select and order appropriate diagnostic and health maintenance procedures · Plan for appropriate follow-up care · Evaluate the signs and symptoms of the patient. · Interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests and laboratory results. · Initiate treatment and manage patient treatment plans for acute and chronic illnesses. · Monitor and review patient care and treatment plans, which include nutrition and exercise plans. · Provide training and clinical support to on-site personnel. · Promote health education and wellness. · Supervise and/or administer required tests, immunizations, injections, and medications. · Establish and revise written medical protocol in collaboration with physicians. · Refer patients to physicians or other health care providers and facilities as needed and monitor the outcome of the referral. · Consult and collaborate with other professionals as needed. · Provide on-call coverage for evenings and nights as needed. · Provide physical examinations on patients per protocols · Mediate pharmacological interventions · Carry out preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations, and patient care · Counsel and educate patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options, and community resources · Attend staff meetings · May be called upon to administer Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Questionnaire while at WMHU events. · Participate in the teaching of medical students, residents, and other students. · Participate in quality assurance activities. · Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of patient information · Other duties as assigned Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer In accordance with the US Supreme Court, which has cleared the way for the implementation and enforcement of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination mandate, Wayne Health has established the following COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Wayne Health requires all employees [temporary employees and contractors] who will interact with the public and/or co-workers, regardless of clinical responsibility or patient contact, to have started their primary vaccination series against COVID-19 or received a sincerely held religious belief or medical exemption. All newly hired employees are required to have received their first vaccination dose prior to their start date of employment and completed primary series as outlined in FDA’s prescribing instruction for vaccine administration. New hires must also receive their booster within 30 days after the date that they are eligible to receive it, per CDC guidelines. Exemptions or accommodations to the Wayne Health vaccine requirement may be approved under certain limited circumstances. Anyone with an approved exemption must have weekly PCR COVID-19 testing on their own time and submit the results every Monday, before arriving at work. Employees whose positions are 100% remote are exempt from these requirements. Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals. With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community. Apply today and help complement the skill set of our staff, residents, and Physicians at Wayne Health. We provide rewarding career opportunities for today's best and brightest health care professionals. Interested in Wayne Health but not quite ready to apply? Introduce yourself to us and we'll keep your information on file for future career opportunities!

Responsibilities

• Perform assessment by obtaining patient medical and social histories
• Select and order appropriate diagnostic and health maintenance procedures
• Plan for appropriate follow-up care
• Evaluate the signs and symptoms of the patient.
• Interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests and laboratory results.
• Initiate treatment and manage patient treatment plans for acute and chronic illnesses.
• Monitor and review patient care and treatment plans, which include nutrition and exercise plans.
• Provide training and clinical support to on-site personnel.
• Promote health education and wellness.
• Supervise and/or administer required tests, immunizations, injections, and medications.
• Establish and revise written medical protocol in collaboration with physicians.
• Refer patients to physicians or other health care providers and facilities as needed and monitor the outcome of the referral.
• Consult and collaborate with other professionals as needed.
• Provide on-call coverage for evenings and nights as needed.
• Provide physical examinations on patients per protocols
• Mediate pharmacological interventions
• Carry out preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations, and patient care
• Counsel and educate patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options, and community resources
• Attend staff meetings
• May be called upon to administer Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Questionnaire while at WMHU events.
• Participate in the teaching of medical students, residents, and other students.
• Participate in quality assurance activities.
• Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of patient information
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed