Advanced Practice Clinician; Emergency Medicine

Job Category
:
Medical

Requisition Number
: ADVAN
002272

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Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504, USA

Closing Date: CLOSING DATE: MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 2026 @ 4:00PM (MST)

Salary Range:
Dependent on Experience (DOE)

*** APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVERS LICENSE***

*** RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED***

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides diagnostic and therapeutic health services to patients and family members in an Emergency Medicine setting, with or without physician supervision as appropriate.
• Obtains a health and developmental history from the patient or family member and performs a detailed physical exam, records findings, and formulates differential diagnoses and develops plan of care.
• Provides emergent or urgent patient care including evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for patients that present to the Emergency Department.
• Performs or requests screening or diagnostic tests and interprets the results. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical or emotional problems.
• Makes decisions concerning the medical needs of patients, which may involve various treatment modalities, prescribed medications, consultation and referral when appropriate.
• Works collaboratively with physician in management of complex medical problems.
• Participates with other professionals and agencies as needed or as required, regarding management of infectious disease, environmental health and health education.
• Maintains knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing education, staff meetings, and workshops, and home study.
• Recognizes when physician involvement is needed for the care of a patient and consults appropriately.
• Recognizes when a patient requires a higher level of care and stabilizes the patient until a higher level of care is available.
• Teaches patients and family member’s ways to maintain or improve their health status.
• Complies with departmental policies and guidelines.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (PI) review processes.
• Will be required to work in all areas of the Emergency Department including the main Emergency Room and Fast Track.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

• Two (2) years of relevant experience working as a Nurse Practitioner in an Urgent Care, Emergency Department or as a Hospitalist.

OR,

• One (1) year of post-graduate Emergency Nurse Practitioner Residency in an Emergency Department.

OR

• Five (5) years of experience working as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department
• No additional experience required outside of a completed training program as defined in the education qualifications listed below.

Education:

• Completion of an Accredited Advanced Nurse Practitioner School in any of the following areas:
  • Family Nurse Practitioner, or
  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner AND Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Active and unrestricted Advanced Nurse Practitioner license in any U.S. State or Territory in any of the following areas:
  • Family Nurse Practitioner, or
  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner AND Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
• National Certification from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in any of the following areas:
  • Accredited Family Nurse Practitioner, or
  • Accredited Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner AND Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Current, valid, and unrestricted U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License.
• Must maintain an active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) License from any U.S. State or Territory.
• Completion of an accredited Physician…