Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN JESUP, GA

Advanced Practice Nurse Qualifications and Job Duties

QUALIFICATIONS:

• The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Nephrology is masters or doctorate prepared as a Nurse Practitioner (NP)
• The Nurse Practitioner must have possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse and an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
• Knowledge in medical claim billing.
• A current, or be eligible for, DEA license.
• BLS Certified (ACLS Optional).

JOB SUMMARY:

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in primary care is a registered nurse prepared at the master's or doctorate level as a Nurse Practitioner. The (APN) will manage primary and secondary care conditions and evaluate tertiary care conditions. Primary care conditions are defined as common acute, chronic stable, or health care maintenance conditions; secondary care conditions are unfamiliar, uncommon, unstable, or complex conditions;

and tertiary care conditions are acute, life-threatening conditions such as respiratory and cardiac arrest.

The Nurse Practitioner:

• Is authorized to prescribe and dispense medication when granted authority in accordance with State licensure.

• Collect, order, and interpret lab work and diagnostic studies under agreed upon protocols.

• Order therapies such as occupational, speech, and physical therapy, and psychological counseling.

• May obtain comprehensive health histories and perform complete physical examinations, develop differential diagnoses, develop, and implement plans of care, evaluate and document client's response to plan of care.

• May provide client and/or family education.

• May organize referrals and/or consultations when appropriate.

• Will participate in research as requested.

• Will promote cost-effective delivery of care.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Nurse Practitioner has at a minimum, completed a Master’s degree program in nursing, with nationally recognized course content, formal clinical preparation with minimum hour standards per program requirements, competencies in advanced health assessment, physical examination, diagnosis, planning, and managing care including pharmacotherapeutics.

The Nurse Practitioner is educated to provide comprehensive care in a variety of settings to clients who are acutely or chronically ill.