Description:
The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for meeting all clinical, administrative, and financial performance metrics. This position is responsible for implementing, delivering, and ensuring that the highest quality of patient-centered care is delivered.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides patient centered, comprehensive primary care services
- Participate in the selection of suitable treatment plans for all patients
- Supervise staff to ensure the care team is providing appropriate care in accordance with their duties and obligations
- Assist other care providers and extended care teams
- Provide continuous availability for medical and technical questions to the employees, patient care staff, and ancillary care providers including after hours coverage
- Actively participate in quality improvement programs, as well as participate in multidisciplinary quality assurance programs
- Collaborate with the management team as needed to ensure improvement of patient care
- Cooperate with clinical outcome reviews and measurements
- Comply with all policies, procedures, and protocols
- Provide general medical care and treatment to patients in the health center under the direction of a physician (depending on state)
- Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by physician.
- Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures
- May refer patients to physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
- Must be Board Certified
- Must be licensed to practice in appropriate state
- BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficient in promoting the clinic
- Strong Communication skills
- Patient communication skills
Physical Job Requirements
- May require standing, walking and sitting for extended amounts of time.
- Occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination
- Includes full range of body motion including potential of handling and lifting patients.
- Requires corrected vision, hearing and speech within normal ranges. Must be able to effectively communicate with patients and team members.