RN-Nurse Practitioner - LV Durango Family Med Cl - Per Diem; Non-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 specialty area. The NP also helps facilitate safe and efficient operational flow of the patient through their continuum of care. The NP will function as a part of inter-professional teams by communicating, planning, and implementing care directly with other health‑care professionals, including but not limited to physicians, pharmacists, office support staff, and other advance practice providers (APP).

Under general supervision and in accordance with standardized procedures, incumbent performs physical examinations and treats common episodic and chronic health‑care problems in the clinic, counsels patients and families, monitors patient progress, and assists with medical research projects. The Nurse Practitioner takes a leading role in activities such as managing the clinical aspects of 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.

Executes leadership in the following areas:
Direct/Indirect Patient Care, Support of Systems, Research, Education and Professional Leadership. Works in collaboration with other health‑care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, but retains responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient. 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 patient’s interpretation of health needs. Identify and treat patients’ diseases. Manage treatment of hospitalized patients.
• 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 physician.
• Initiate consultations and monitor scheduling of patients for special tests.
• Identify records pertinent to 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 Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health. Assist with medical research projects, following medical research protocols. Obtain Investigational 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.
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