Nurse Practitioner (Non-Exempt)
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner provides expert clinical care in general or specialty areas and assesses, plans, and provides patient care in collaboration with attending and consulting physicians. The role includes comprehensive health assessments, diagnosis of acute and chronic illnesses, prescribing medications, formulating treatment plans, implementing interventions, and assisting with medical and surgical care while evaluating patient responses. The Nurse Practitioner interviews patients and, when appropriate, employees or family members; takes medical histories; conducts physical examinations; provides education and preventive-care guidance; and coordinates continuity of care. The role also involves ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, administering medications and vaccines, performing procedures, maintaining accurate patient-care documentation, and following up on acute and chronic conditions and abnormal results. The practitioner works within the scope of NP practice and as an agent of the physician, and uses cost-containment measures when prescribing, referring, and ordering tests.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice.
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure in the state of practice.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per AH policy.
- Facility-specific Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per AH policy.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of relevant clinical experience.
Responsibilities
- Interview patients, employees, and/or family members and construct comprehensive medical histories.
- Perform initial and periodic physical examinations and evaluate patient behavior and understanding of health needs.
- Assess, plan, and provide patient care in collaboration with attending and consulting physicians.
- Diagnose acute and chronic illnesses, formulate treatment plans, and implement interventions.
- Provide patient education about diagnoses, treatment, prognosis, health maintenance, and preventive care.
- Obtain informed consent for procedures and refer patients to health education classes when available.
- Provide continuity of care, including discussing treatment-plan completion and medication or injection administration.
- Order or perform diagnostic studies and interpret completed results.
- Follow up on acute and chronic problems and significant abnormal test results.
- Oversee the maintenance of concise, legible, adequate, and up-to-date patient-care documentation.
- Document relevant medical, medication, and discharge information; allergies; lab orders; clinical findings; diagnostic procedures; education; and treatment.
- Treat patients as needed, including administering medications or vaccines and performing procedures.
- Write orders to increase, decrease, or change medications, subject to checking and medical consultation as indicated.
- Use cost-containment measures, including prescribing only clinically necessary medications, using generics when appropriate, and limiting referrals and diagnostic procedures to those that are clinically necessary.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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Job Type
Full-time
