Nurse Practitioner; APRN-NP Job Scottsbluff area,Nebraska USA,Nursing

Position: Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP)

Position Summary:

All positions of PPHD will work to support the PPHD mission of "Working together to improve the health, safety, and quality of life for all who live, learn, work and play in the Panhandle." This position will support the implementation of PPHD strategic plan objectives through collaboration with partners and the community, a commitment to Community Health Improvement, dedication to implementing evidence-based practices, and implementation of the standards and measures of PHAB accreditation.

The Nurse Practitioner provides high-quality, evidence-based clinical services through PPHD’s Maternal & Family Health Mobile Unit and other Maternal & Family Health initiatives as assigned. This position provides assessment, education, preventive care, diagnosis, treatment, referral, and follow-up services within the professional scope of practice and in accordance with established PPHD policies, procedures, and clinical protocols.

This position works collaboratively with all PPHD’s staff, healthcare partners, and community organizations to support safe, coordinated, patient-centered services that respond to identified community needs and improve access to care throughout the Nebraska Panhandle.

Essential Duties:

The Nurse Practitioner will perform the following essential functions within the framework of Panhandle Public Health District’s provision of the core functions and essential services of public health:

Provide clinical services to individuals and families served through the Maternal & Family Health Mobile Unit, with an emphasis on maternal, infant, child, and family health and other identified community health needs.

Participate in the planning, development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of PPHD’s Maternal & Family Health Mobile Unit.

Provide clinical expertise and recommendations to help develop mobile unit services, clinical workflows, policies, procedures, protocols, standing orders, referral pathways, equipment needs, and safety processes.

Collaborate with PPHD staff, healthcare providers, and community partners to help identify services that respond to community needs and gaps in access to care.

Conduct comprehensive and focused health assessments across the lifespan, as appropriate to the Nurse Practitioner’s education, certification, scope of practice, and services available through the mobile unit.

Diagnose and manage acute and chronic health conditions appropriate to the setting and within the Nurse Practitioner’s education, training, certification, and scope of practice.

Provide preventive and wellness services, health screenings, education, and early intervention based on approved mobile unit services and identified community needs.

Provide prenatal, postpartum, and women’s health assessment, education, screening, support, treatment, and appropriate referral within scope of practice.

Provide infant, pediatric, and family health services, including preventive care, health and developmental screening, education, treatment, and appropriate follow-up within scope of practice.

Provide appropriate clinical services to other individuals accessing the mobile unit when services fall within the approved scope of mobile unit services and the Nurse Practitioner’s scope of practice.

Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests and screenings and prescribe medications and treatments in accordance with applicable laws, scope of practice, and established protocols.

Identify individuals requiring services beyond PPHD or mobile unit capabilities and facilitate timely referral or connection to appropriate healthcare, behavioral health, dental, emergency, or community-based services.

Provide patient and family education that supports prevention, health promotion,…