Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant Endocrinology

Job Description

Morrison Community Hospital
303 North Jackson Street
Morrison IL 61270

Department: Specialty Care Clinic

Job Title: NP/PA

Reports To: Clinic Director

Job Type: Full Time

Shift: Days

M-F 8a-4:30p

The Staff Family Nurse Practitioner is responsible for primary care, focusing on wellness promotion and illness prevention of the patient. Ages served range from adolescent to geriatric.

JOB DUTIES

Has knowledge of the Rural Health Clinic Regulations and will be required to be on duty in the clinic a minimum of %50 of the standard hours of operation.

CLINICAL: The scope of practice of an advanced practice nurse includes, but is not limited to, each of the following:

• Ensures patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Act
• Performs all procedures on Nurse Practitioner skills list, and any new procedures under the direction of the supervising physician.
• Advanced nursing patient assessment and diagnosis.
• Ordering diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures, performing those test and procedures when using health care equipment, and interpreting and using the results of diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures ordered by the advanced practice nurse or another health care professional.
• Ordering treatments, ordering or applying appropriate medical devices, and using nursing, medical, therapeutic, and corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
• Providing palliative and end-of-life care.
• Providing advanced counseling, patient education, health education, and patient advocacy.
• Prescriptive authority as defined in Section 65-40 of the Act. The APN may only prescribe and dispense controlled substances that the collaborating physician has defined.
• Delegating selected nursing activities or tasks to a licensed practical nurse, a registered professional nurse, or other personnel. (Section 65-30 of the Act)
• Performs all procedures on Nurse Practitioner skills list, and any new procedures under the direction of the supervising physician.

COMMUNICATION:

• Maintains good interdepartmental working relationships.
• Complies with hospital and clinic policies and procedures.
• Develops and maintains effective communication mechanisms in the clinic with staff, physicians, patient/families, and between ancillary departments, between clinic members and members of the management team.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with staff, management, and all members of the health team.
• Investigates and reports incidents and discrepancies promptly as they occur and routes to appropriate personnel.
• Follows established chain of command for problem solving and crisis intervention.
• Recognizes and accepts responsibility for and maintains commitment to professional development and clinical competency.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by Clinic Director, Supervising Physician and/or Administration.

NURSING PROCESS:

• Ensures all practices are carried out in accordance with departmental policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Reviews and makes assignments of professional and non-professional staff according to health system job descriptions.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise in the execution of the nursing process and direct staff in its application.

PLANNING:

• Serves on health system committees, task forces, and work groups on a voluntary basis or as appointed on a departmental, health system or community level.
• Attends meetings as required; participate actively and complete follow-up activities in a consistent manner.
• Assesses clinic needs and establish priorities for issues, projects, and concerns. Delegates activities as appropriate.
• Assists in review of clinic goals, scope of care, policies and procedures in a timely, appropriate manner.
• Assures health system, or specific specialty standards are adhered to and shared with

QUALITY ASSURANCE:

• Responds promptly to quality care issues raised by patients/families, physicians, peers, staff, or ancillary departments. Demonstrates effective problem identification and solving skills.
• Participates in departmental and hospital QA committees as indicated.
• Initiates and/or conducts patient care conferences on clinic.
• Assures…