Nurse Practitioner

Nitelines Usa•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services at a clinic in Atlanta, Georgia. The role includes examining and treating patients, managing injuries and medical emergencies, performing minor surgery under local anesthesia, maintaining clinical records, and supporting day-to-day clinic operations. The Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively with staff and consulting physicians in planning and evaluating care and clinic programs. The schedule is 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, excluding federal holidays, between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, Sunday through Saturday, and may not exceed 40 hours per week. Emergency consultation is to be performed when deemed necessary.

Requirements

Certified to practice medicine in any state in the United States or a U.S. territory.
Current Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification in accordance with American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
At least 3 years of experience.
Provide evidentiary documentation of education, current licensure, and current continuing medical education (CME).
Pass a background check, drug screening, and credit check (collections).

Responsibilities

Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services.
Take medical histories, examine patients, and order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays.
Make diagnoses, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications.
Clinically manage injuries through suturing, splinting, and immobilization.
Attend to medical emergencies and provide emergency services in the absence of a physician.
Record progress notes; recommend clinically necessary outside consultations; instruct and counsel patients; and order or carry out therapy.
Perform emergency consultation when deemed necessary.
Perform minor surgery using local anesthesia during consultation visits.
Collaborate with staff and consulting physicians in planning, instituting, evaluating, and revising program plans.
Assist in determining the conditions, resources, and policies essential to delivering health care services.
Distinguish normal from abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
Manage the daily operation of the clinic and conduct daily sick calls, which may include obtaining patient health histories, recording findings, and providing clinical evaluations.