Nurse Practitioner - Walk-In Physician Clinics - Days - PRN

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport • Gulfport, MS

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Practitioner provides medical care to patients in hospital clinical settings and clinical offices. The role assesses patients in conjunction with a physician and provides care for each identified patient. The Nurse Practitioner practices within legal, ethical, and professional boundaries, maintains an active license and expertise under established protocols, and collaborates with supervising physicians and the wider care team. The position also involves patient assessment, diagnosis support, treatment, procedures, patient education, discharge planning, and accurate documentation.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• At least 700 clinical practice hours.
• Three years of experience as a staff RN.
• Valid, active Mississippi Nurse Practitioner's license.
• Computer skills and keyboarding.

Responsibilities

• Practice within legal, ethical, and professional boundaries and maintain a current license and expertise in the area under established protocols.
• Model positive team-based behaviors and pursue ongoing professional growth through advanced knowledge and skills.
• Attend regularly and punctually, and perform duties in compliance with healthcare laws and regulations.
• Provide delegated patient care, including obtaining comprehensive health histories and performing physical, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and functional assessments.
• Interpret x-rays with physician assistance and interpret laboratory values to address abnormalities.
• Distinguish normal from abnormal findings and suggest differential and presumptive diagnoses.
• Prioritize and initiate appropriate diagnostic tests, and collect patient data according to immediate condition and needs.
• Identify expected patient outcomes in collaboration with patients, families, and other professionals.
• Evaluate patients using laboratory results and x-rays, and order treatment according to protocols and standards of care, consulting the supervising physician when required.
• Use the Nursing Process systematically and collaborate with supervising physicians regarding patient care.
• Identify risk factors and provide health teaching and discharge planning for primary and secondary prevention.
• Provide discharge instructions, prescriptions, and follow-up visits.
• Contribute to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others upon request.
• Evaluate and modify practice based on current research findings.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering patient care.
• Determine the need for admission after consulting with a supervising physician.
• Perform advanced procedures permitted by the state nurse practice act under the guidance of a supervising physician.
• Communicate and interact appropriately with patients, families, and visitors of all age groups while respecting cultural and religious beliefs.
• Perform requested procedures, including subcutaneous and eye foreign-body removal, wound management and suturing, incision and drainage, finger and toe nail removal, and adult spinal tap.
• Communicate patient and family healthcare needs to the appropriate healthcare provider.
• Delegate and communicate patient care to appropriate team members based on their skills, knowledge, and patient acuity.
• Provide accurate, concise daily reports and documentation of patient conditions and needs, with appropriate follow-up.
• Facilitate patient education and discharge planning using interdisciplinary resources.

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