Family Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Sanitas is a global healthcare organization expanding across the United States. Our services include primary care, urgent care, nutrition, lab, diagnostic, health care education and resources for our patients. We strive to attract professionals who believe in our mission, vision and are dedicated to the service of our patients and their families, creating a memorable experience through compassion, respect, and kindness.

Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner provides quality, comprehensive outpatient primary health‑care services to the Medical Center’s patients. Reporting directly to the Medical Director, the APRN is expected to be familiar with the Center’s philosophy, goals and objectives, work collaboratively to achieve them, and comply with all Center policies, procedures, and pertinent state and federal regulations. The role encompasses the full scope of primary‑care services within the practitioner’s training, including diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, preventive care, and health maintenance.

Essential Responsibilities

• Obtain health history and perform physical examinations.
• Diagnose and provide counseling for each patient, developing a treatment plan.
• Prescribe medication in accordance with state statutes and professional practice guidelines.
• Maintain a problem‑oriented health record for each patient in line with the Center’s Health Information Management policies.
• Assure continuity of care by delivering comprehensive medical services promptly, according to clinic schedule and scope of practice.
• Provide excellent internal and external customer service via telephone, videoconference, chat, or face‑to‑face contact to address patients’ health‑care needs.
• Perform minor surgical procedures.
• Arrange referrals for patients requiring services not offered at the Medical Center.
• Review incoming reports (e.g., lab, X‑ray, EKG), sign, date, and follow up in a timely manner.
• Follow established departmental and medical‑center policies, procedures, quality‑improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and infection‑control standards.
• Participate in health‑promotion, education, and prevention programs as needed (e.g., diabetes collaborative, health fairs); attend medical‑center and departmental meetings and other required functions.
• Assist in updating protocols and practice principles as requested.
• Assist with outside medical public‑relations activities.
• Train, mentor, and supervise students and clinical support staff, as appropriate.
• Supervise mid‑level practitioners (physician assistants and nurse practitioners).
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.