Infectious Disease Nurse Practitioner

Infectious Disease Nurse Practitioner

FMOL Health

The Nurse Practitioner Clinic examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaboration with other health care professionals following established standards and practices. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Relies on education, experience, professional training and judgement to accomplish responsibilities. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Works under minimal supervision under the direction of the collaborating physician, as appropriate.

May lead and direct the work of others within scope of practice.

• TECHNICAL TASKS
• Demonstrates competence in all aspects of practice within the scope of a family or adult nurse practitioner. Uses appropriate internal and external resources to resolve, meet or exceed patient and family health care needs
• Demonstrates competency and accuracy in all work tasks, including those directly and indirectly related to patient care, consistently providing nursing care according to established practice guidelines and in conformance to established standards of care and administrative policies & procedures
• Identifies common and unusual problems for patient populations in order to develop expected outcomes
• Maintains current knowledge concerning principles and practice of nursing through current literature, attendance at workshops and seminars, membership in professional organizations
• Creates and maintains accurate records, appropriate legal documents and other reports of client care consistent with the requirements of local, state and/or federal regulatory agencies
• Is responsible for adhering to the Standards of Nursing Practice and developing, or assisting in the development of Quality Assurance indicators for the practice
• At all times, maintains complete and accurate recordkeeping of all patient care related activities, assisting as necessary in the patient billing process, providing information relative to office visits to appropriate personnel within the office
• Demonstrates proficiency in the referral process and use of multidisciplinary resources to meet patient needs; maintains, at all times, appropriate channels of communication and harmonious relations with other healthcare providers.
• Demonstrates competence in operation of routine office practice equipment and consistently operates them in a safe fashion
• Completes requests for office visits, outside patient testing and routine information in an accurate & timely fashion
• Demonstrates a knowledge of corporate policies regarding fire and safety, handling hazardous materials (if applicable) and infection control.
• Participates and contributes to the Quality Assurance and Infection Control Program, as appropriate.
• CRITICAL THINKING
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to assess a situation, consider the alternatives and properly choose an appropriate course of action.
• Able to assess, diagnose, develop plan of care, and assess patient outcomes in a competent and timely manner
• As appropriate, requests and assists the collaborative physician in development of a patients plan of care
• Performs reassessment of patients, patient progress, implications for revision of plan of care, and documents same
• Assesses & facilitates resolutions of the patients psychosocial problems and support needs, initiates necessary consultation and involvement of other health care personnel, as appropriate
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings on history and physical examinations, recording these findings in the chart/record
• Effectively plans the use of time at work, setting priorities, assisting others as necessary, and is creative in the use of extra time
• Performs necessary diagnostic and therapeutic or emergency measures as indicated for identification and management of problems, including cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest/distress, injuries, burns, hemorrhage, removal of superficial foreign bodies, application of dressings and bandages, and basic hearing & vision testing.
• Institutes appropriate emergency measures for the stabilization of patients with apnea, shock, and respiratory/cardiac arrest.
• Inspires confidence from patients, visitors and families by performing and communicating in a courteous and professional manner at all times.
• Displays good problem-solving skills and takes responsibility for improving technical skills, critical thinking and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Communicates impressions, plan of medical management and information about patients with the collaborative physician as appropriate
• Plans, implements and evaluates all nursing care consistent with the scope of practice of a nurse practitioner and in conjunction with the collaborative practice guidelines
• Utilizes initiative and independent judgement in evaluating the assessment, implementation and evaluation of patients coming into contact with the practice.
• Plans individualized patient care for patients that reflects…