Family Nurse Practitioner

MEDICAL CARE

• Direct Patient Care
• Provide primary care, treatment, and health education for patients within the scope of practice as defined by State law, supervising physician guidelines, and clinic protocols.
• Emphasize continuity of care, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Treat patients with health history, physical examination, acute and chronic care, and prescribe or dispense required medical therapeutics.
• Document the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care through the use and maintenance of problem-oriented medical records.
• Perform or order laboratory tests as per clinic protocols and CLIA guidelines.
• Review laboratory test results and other medically related reports on a regular basis, following up on abnormal results.
• Review and return patient phone calls as appropriate.
• Refer patients as appropriate and necessary for specialty and/or supportive care and testing.
• Assure continuity of care for referred patients through consultation with medical specialists, contributing to the patient treatment schedule, and maintaining ongoing medical review of patient care and progress.

PROVIDING EDUCATION

• Community
• Participate in the planning and implementation of community-based health education initiatives, including formal and informal public presentations, screening clinics, newsletter articles, etc.
• Staff
• Participate in the planning and implementation of in-service activities for health center staff.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Participate in the development, implementation, audit, and continuous evaluation and improvement of protocols, services, and programs provided by the health center.

OTHER

• Mentor to and for clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Encourage and participate in continual professional development and encourage staff to do the same.
• Work to improve clinical practice that benefits the patient, as well as the organizational mission.
• Participate in Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement projects that improve patient outcomes and organizational efficiencies.
• Work with Directors/Managers/Supervisors of NCHC, ensuring continued regulatory compliance and success of organizational goals, objectives, and strategic plan.