The nurse practitioner will provide high quality medical diagnostic services and treatment, depending on specialty, to patients, confers with supervising physician, and participates in medical provider quality assurance/improvement programs.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Performs patient examinations, evaluations; obtains medical histories, and counsels within the limits of training and protocols. Consults with supervising physicians or other appropriate providers as necessary.
- Performs routine screening physical exams and follow-up reassessments of patients, especially those with change of conditions and chronic conditions.
- Provides care and sees patients as scheduled by the department.
- Orders lab tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic studies as necessary.
- Provides preventative care including screening and immunizations.
- Makes referrals.
- Provides acute and chronic care as specified in the NP-PA protocols.
- Provides health counseling.
- Detects changes in a patient’s health and change treatment plans as necessary
- Complete appropriate documentation of all evaluations, care, and services rendered in the medical record within 72 hours of encounters
- Provides high quality medical services in a culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate manner.
- Participates in the Agency’s required Quality Improvement Program and activities.
- Complies with and participates in all governmental and other funding agencies’ requests.
- Complies with Agency’s protocols and procedures for medical services.
- Appropriately refers patients to specialists and other ancillary services as necessary.
- Ensures to meet departmental productivity expectations and quality metrics.
- Participates in monthly didactic sessions.
- Provides teaching supervision as requested.
- Participates in medical outreach programs such as health fairs, media (TV and radio programs) etc.
- Utilizes Epic appropriately and efficiently and serve as content and workflow expert for resolving issues and proposing solutions in Epic.
- Performs other job duties as required by manager/supervisor.