Nurse Practitioner, RN - LV Tropicana Family Medicine Clinic - Rotating Shift

Nurse Practitioner, RN - LV Tropicana Family Medicine Clinic - Full Time 10 Hour Rotating Shift (Exempt) (Non-Union)

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) has a specialized skill and knowledge related to the setting in which they practice and perform physical exams, collect and document data, conduct approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order and schedule laboratory studies and professional consultations, prescribe appropriate interventions and medications, and provide direct patient care services, according to established evidence‑based clinical practice standards. The NP contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting, and provides leadership to the organization and advance practice profession.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, obtaining patient health histories and complete physical examinations, documenting findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings, ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, and performing procedures as needed within the specialty area. The NP also helps facilitate safe and efficient operational flow of patients through their continuum of care.

The Nurse Practitioner takes a leading role in activities such as managing the clinical aspects of the clinic, patient rounding and care, nursing performance improvement, job performance/competency evaluations, staffing, scheduling and working with the directors, employees, and preceptors in the orientation and training of new employees. The NP executes leadership in the following areas:
Direct/Indirect Patient Care, Support of Systems, Research, Education, and Professional Leadership. Working in collaboration with other health‑care team members, the NP consults and refers as appropriate, but retains responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient and must work with any and every physician in the clinic. Other duties as assigned.

• Conduct in‑depth interviews with patients and/or family, construct comprehensive medical histories, perform initial and periodic physical examinations, and explore patients’ interpretation of health needs. Identify and treat patients’ diseases. Manage treatment of hospitalized patients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Directly perform or order appropriate diagnostic studies and interpret finished results.
• Develop and implement long and short‑range treatment plans.
• Perform procedures such as obtaining specimens, performing injections, immunizations, lumbar punctures, skin biopsies, suturing, wound care, and management of conditions produced by trauma or infection.
• Write orders to increase, decrease, or change medication, subject to checking and counter‑signing by a physician.
• Initiate consultations and monitor scheduling of patients for special tests.
• Identify and record pertinent progress of patients, update and summarize charts, change orders when appropriate, and notify the responsible physician of changes in the patient’s condition.
• Instruct and counsel patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
• Act as liaison with governmental agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Health. Assist with medical research projects, following medical research protocols, and obtain Institutional Review Board approval for treatment protocols.
• Research community resources for referral of patients. Refer patients to the most appropriate resource based on patients’ medical needs and condition.
• Maintain compliance with established university and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control, and comply with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies.
• Participate in in‑service education programs and professional associations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree; graduate from an accredited school of nursing (MSN).
• Five years of combined education/experience as substitute for minimum clinical nursing experience.
• Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English…