Pediatric Neurology APP

FMOLHS•Lafayette, LA

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner Clinic examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals, following established standards and practices. The role ensures appropriate illness and injury care and supports disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The practitioner relies on education, experience, professional training, and judgment to carry out responsibilities. The position offers a wide degree of creativity and latitude and works under minimal supervision, under the direction of a collaborating physician as appropriate. The practitioner may lead and direct the work of others within the scope of practice. The role includes assessing patients, developing and implementing plans of care, initiating or modifying medical treatment, evaluating outcomes, maintaining accurate clinical and legal records, coordinating referrals and multidisciplinary resources, and contributing to quality assurance and infection control activities. The practitioner also supports patients and families through communication, education, and individualized care planning.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved professional school of nursing.
Completion of a State Board of Nursing-approved Nurse Practitioner course.
License or temporary permit to practice professional nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate competence in practice within the scope of a family or adult nurse practitioner.
Use appropriate internal and external resources to meet or exceed patients’ and families’ health care needs.
Provide nursing care according to established practice guidelines, standards of care, and administrative policies and procedures.
Identify common and unusual problems affecting patient populations and develop expected outcomes.
Maintain current nursing knowledge through literature, workshops, seminars, and professional organizations.
Maintain accurate patient care records, legal documents, and reports in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
Adhere to Standards of Nursing Practice and develop or assist with developing Quality Assurance indicators.
Maintain complete records of patient care activities and assist with billing-related information as needed.
Use the referral process and multidisciplinary resources effectively, maintaining communication and cooperative relations with other health care providers.
Operate routine office practice equipment safely and competently.
Complete office visit requests, outside testing requests, and routine information accurately and promptly.
Follow corporate policies for fire and safety, hazardous-material handling where applicable, and infection control; participate in quality assurance and infection control programs as appropriate.
Assess situations, consider alternatives, and select appropriate courses of action.
Assess, diagnose, develop plans of care, and evaluate patient outcomes competently and promptly.
Request and assist the collaborating physician in developing patient plans of care as appropriate.
Reassess patients, evaluate progress and the need to revise care plans, and document findings.
Assess and help resolve patients’ psychosocial problems and support needs, initiating consultations and involving other health care personnel as appropriate.
Distinguish normal from abnormal findings in histories and physical examinations and record findings in the chart.
Plan and prioritize work time and assist others as necessary.
Perform indicated diagnostic, therapeutic, or emergency measures, including stabilization of patients with apnea, shock, or respiratory or cardiac arrest.
Communicate courteously and professionally with patients, visitors, and families.
Improve technical skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, and interpersonal relationship skills.
Communicate patient impressions and medical management plans to the collaborating physician as appropriate.
Plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care within nurse practitioner scope of practice and collaborative practice guidelines.
Use initiative and independent judgment in assessing, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
Plan individualized care that supports continuity of care and family involvement, and identify nursing interventions and options to meet patient and family needs.
Develop standards of nursing care and practice and quality assurance criteria to help evaluate patient care.
Collaborate with appropriate personnel to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive plans for patients and, as appropriate, their families.
Use interviewing skills to obtain data from patients with complex problems and formulate plans to address them.
Participate in office medical care, including comprehensive health histories, physical assessments, observation, inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, and indicated screening procedures.
Set priorities with appropriate personnel for patient care matters.
Assess the appropriateness of the office health care delivery system and recommend policy or procedure changes when warranted.
Initiate or modify medical treatment.
Assess care provided by self and others, identify opportunities for improvement, and communicate findings to appropriate personnel.
Accurately assess the health status of patients who come to or telephone the practice for assistance or information.
Assist in developing and implementing patient and family teaching plans with appropriate personnel.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Consistently perform the organization’s 12 Service Standards focused on Values, Service, and Quality.