Nurse Practitioner - LV Nellis Family Medicine Clinic - Rotating Shifts; Non

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) has specialized skills related to the setting in which they practice and performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, and provides 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.

• Obtain patient health histories and complete physical examinations, documenting findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings.
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, and perform procedures as needed within specialty area.
• Help facilitate safe and efficient operational flow of patients through their continuum of care.
• Function as part of inter‑professional teams by communicating, planning, and implementing care directly with other healthcare professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, office support staff, and other advance practice providers.
• Take a leading role in managing clinical aspects of clinic, patient rounding, nursing performance improvement, job performance/competency evaluations, staffing, scheduling, and working with directors, employees, and preceptors in orientation and training of new employees.
• Execute leadership in Direct/Indirect Patient Care, Support of Systems, Research, Education, and Professional Leadership.
• Consult and refer as appropriate, but retain responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient.
• Perform in‑depth interviews, construct comprehensive medical histories, perform initial and periodic physical examinations, identify and treat patients’ diseases, manage treatment of hospitalized patients.
• 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 physician.
• Initiate consultations and monitor scheduling of patients for special tests.
• Update and summarize charts, changing orders as appropriate and notifying 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 CDC and NIH.
• Assist with medical research projects, following protocols, obtaining IRB approval for treatment protocols.
• Research community resources for referral of patients and refer patients to appropriate resources.
• Maintain compliance with established university and department policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control and accreditation requirements.
• Participate in in‑service education programs and professional associations.

• Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Minimum five (5) years of combined education and experience, with full clinical nursing experience; if less than 2 years or 2,000 hours of clinical experience, Schedule II controlled substances may not be prescribed without a protocol approved by a collaborating physician.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
• Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties.

• Bilingual in Spanish.

• Registered Nurse – RN (California Board of Registered Nursing).
• Nurse Practitioner – NP (California Board of Registered Nursing).
• NP Furnisher (California Division of Consumer Affairs);
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