Rural Nurse Practitioner (Float)

Cahaba Medical Care Foundation•Centreville, AL

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves providing primary care to patients under the supervision of a physician, following established medical protocols. The Nurse Practitioner will collaborate with a physician preceptor to develop and review medical protocols, assist in creating operational policies and procedures, and support the medical director in supervising clinic staff. Key responsibilities include conducting patient histories, performing physical exams, analyzing clinical data for diagnosis and treatment, and ensuring care plans are consistent with protocols. The position also requires accurate documentation, obtaining necessary consent forms, referring patients to appropriate services, and connecting patients with community resources. The Nurse Practitioner will consider patients' cultural patterns, economic status, and resources in their care plans. Additionally, they will participate in policy development, quality improvement activities, and manage various clinic programs and registries.

Requirements

Certification as a Family Registered Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Maintains the requirements to keep a valid state license
Submits to the necessary components to maintain privileging within the clinic including background checks, random drug screens, peer reviews by CMO, certification of fitness to perform duties, and willingness to comply with the various quality improvement programs including PQRS, MU, METRIC, etc

Nice To Haves

minimum of two years experience preferred
preferably in a primary care clinic setting

Responsibilities

Provide primary care to patients under supervision of a physician and following established medical protocols
Collaborates with physician preceptor to formulate and review medical protocols
Assists with development of operational policies and procedures
Assists medical director in supervising other clinic staff
Obtains complete or interval history of the patient, identifies patient risk factors, identifies health hazards in the patient's environment and provides health education
Performs appropriate physical exams as indicated, obtains appropriate laboratory specimens and analyzes clinical data for appropriate diagnosis and treatment
Assures treatment and/or plan of care are consistent with established protocols and treatment is revised as necessary according to patient outcome.
Documents all pertinent information accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner.
Assures appropriate consent forms are signed and dated.
Refers patients to appropriate services which exceed services of the clinic or scope of practice of the practitioner. Assists in assuring that adequate patient health records are maintained and transferred as required when patients are referred.
Seeks out community resources to meet or assist with the patient's need
Identifies and considers the cultural patterns, economic status and patient resources in plan of care.
Participates in the development, execution and periodic review of the written policies governing the services the clinic furnishes and provides services in accordance with those policies. Participates in studies, audits, and surveys as requested.
Direct and coordinate the Centering Group Visit Programs (CenteringPregnancy, CenteringParenting, CenteringDiabetes)
Participates in quality improvement activities as assigned by the QIO or CMO
Assists in daily lab, image, and record review for all providers
Assists in managing registries including nursing home, coumadin, home visit, Pineview, obstetric, and others as assigned