APRN / PA PRIMARY CARE -

Patient Care

• Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans; implement treatment, follow-up and evaluate patient within the scope of practice protocols as outlined by state statute
• Evaluate and revise intervention care/treatment plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health
• Provide education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment

Documentation

• Provide accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and communicate them to other members of the health care team
• Maintain accurate, legible and confidential records

Role Model

• Act as a role model through conduct, appearance, communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and problem solving skills

Education

• Guide, teach, support and serve as a clinical resource nursing and medical staff
• Support research by conducting or participating in research studies; incorporate findings in clinical practice
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

Research

• Support research by conducting or participating in research studies

Development

• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

Patient Safety

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications

• Education: Program Graduate, Education specialization: Advanced Nurse or Physician Assistant
• Experience: Nonessential, No minimum experience required
• Specialization in applicable area
• Credentials: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days, Advanced Practice RN or Physician Asst Lic & NCCPA Cert ACLS or PALS (as applicable) within 30 days of hire, State of New Mexico and Federal DEA Certification
• Physical Conditions: Medium Work, Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects