Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Express Care

Highmark Health • Bellevue, PA

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About The Position

This role is an integral part of the care delivery system and works with the care team to provide a healing environment while placing customers first. Within the CRNP scope of practice, the Nurse Practitioner provides primary healthcare services for non-acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations, in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and the organization’s policies, values, and mission. Work is performed in a physician office or offices dedicated to Primary Care. Weekend and on-call coverage is provided on a rotational basis, as required.

The role includes assessing patients, developing and coordinating care plans, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, documenting care, prescribing and administering medications, providing wound care, educating patients and families, and participating in quality improvement and regulatory compliance activities. The position also requires coordination with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams, including consulting a physician about care plans and clinical issues outside the practitioner’s knowledge or scope of practice.

Requirements

• Master’s degree 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.
• Drug Enforcement Agency licensure within 60 days of hire.
• American Heart Association CPR.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care, including recording medical history and physical assessments, developing therapeutic care plans, ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting test results, and accurately documenting medical records.
• Communicates and coordinates patient care with patients, families, community health services, and the interdisciplinary team; involves the attending physician in care plans and clinical decisions outside the CRNP’s knowledge or scope of practice.
• Monitors and maintains continuity of care and coordinates periodic physician evaluations as defined in the written agreement with supervising physician(s).
• Prepares written prescription orders for drugs and controlled substances, administers medications and injections, sutures wounds, and provides wound care.
• Educates patients and family members about health and preventive medicine, prescribed medications, treatment instructions, and appropriate community resources.
• Triages patient telephone calls and provides monitoring and continuity of care.
• Participates in, develops, and implements performance and quality improvement initiatives and ensures compliance with regulatory agencies.
• May manage outpatient concerns and perform other duties specific to the specialty, as well as other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time