Nurse Practitioner Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed as a registered nurse in Virginia.
• Graduate of an approved Adult, Pediatric, or Family Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as an Adult, Family, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner as required by Virginia law; certification must be from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Nurses Association, American Nurses Credentialing Center, or another respected and appropriate authority as required for state licensure.
• Previous experience as a registered nurse in public health, community health nursing, or home health nursing.
• Able to work effectively with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Concern for patient confidentiality and ability to deal effectively with hostile or uncooperative patients.
• Able to maintain a professional demeanor in difficult circumstances and be sensitive to the administrative needs of supervising physicians and other CVHS personnel.
• Able to work without on-site physician supervision.
• Commitment to rural living.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner is preferred.
• Pleasant, positive personality.
• Strong interest in continuing professional education and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing and medical care and assess patients’ physical and emotional needs.
• Plan and deliver appropriate health care services and provide medical treatment and advice.
• Obtain patient case histories and other pertinent information.
• Perform patient examinations, use laboratory and X-ray diagnostic tests, and interpret findings for differential diagnoses.
• Diagnose conditions, provide necessary treatment, and conduct follow-up care as medically indicated.
• Refer patients for consultation when their needs fall outside the practitioner’s scope of practice.
• Prescribe and/or dispense medications according to protocol and state licensure limitations.
• Direct, organize, and participate in assigned preventive health programs, including immunization, disease detection, and disease prevention activities.
• Support CVHS health professionals in working according to their professional standards of practice and comply with CVHS contracts, bylaws, and principles of practice.
• Maintain high personal and professional standards and pursue continuing professional education as required.
• Provide health maintenance education to patients, independently and in collaboration with the CVHS Patient Educator, physicians, and others; instruct local community groups when requested.
• Participate in quality assurance and in planning, instituting, evaluating, and revising CVHS health care programs.
• Consult promptly with the collaborating physician about complex patients when appropriate or required by policy.
• Maintain complete, orderly, problem-oriented medical records.
• Perform administrative, supervisory, and teaching duties within the scope of competence as directed by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Attend work as scheduled and perform other reasonable duties as directed by the Chief Medical Officer or Regional Clinical Officer.
• Support a team-based approach to patient-centered medical care.
• Provide some after-hours or on-call coverage as needed.