Mid-Level Provider; NP, APRN) Clinic

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

• Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
• Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks.
• Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results.
• Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
• Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers.
• Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or herbal remedies.
• Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.
• Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, or injuries, high blood pressure and diabetes.
• Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
• Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
• Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
• Helps implement departmental goals and objectives.
• Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
• Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.

Full Job duties to be discussed at interview.