NURSE PRACTITIONER - 07212026-79222

Overview

Under direction, is responsible for clinical nursing specialty duties of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class functions as a clinical nurse practitioner in a specialty area providing assessment, diagnosis, and nursing/medical care for patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Maintains patient health status, efficacy of care, and response to treatments to ensure patient progress and the best possible outcome for the patient.
• Develops evidence-based treatment strategies to meet the needs of patients with difficult diagnoses.
• Prescribes medication dosages and frequencies based on patients' characteristics, detects and responds to adverse drug reactions, responds to medical emergencies, performs basic life support and CPR, provides psychosocial counseling, provides preventative health care, and provides care according to patient needs.
• Analyzes findings from physical examination, laboratory reports, and other diagnostic testing.
• Reviews patient history from medical records, orders appropriate diagnostic tests, and obtains information from patients or others to determine the reason of hospitalization, office visit, or chief complaint.
• Safeguards medical records in accordance with agency directives and state and federal law.
• Audits patient charts for protocol, standards of care, and compliance with agency and outside accrediting/licensing organization's guidelines.
• Collaborates with consulting physicians about patient's plan of care.
• Participates in orientation for new staff, delivers health-related training, and acts as a preceptor to students in medical, nursing, pharmacy, or nurse practitioner programs.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in a nursing clinical specialty area with preparation in specialized practitioner skills or possession of a Certificate of Fitness from the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
• Necessary Special Qualifications: Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse with Advanced Practice Nurse certificate in the State of Tennessee and current national certification or eligible for national certification in the appropriate nursing specialty area. Licensure as a Registered Nurse with Advanced Practice Nurse certificate in the State of Tennessee and national certification in the appropriate nursing specialty area are required within 60 days after employment. Possession of a Certificate of Fitness from the Tennessee Board of Nursing is also required within 60 days after employment.

Skills

Skills not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$7,458.00 - $9,697.00 Monthly
$89,496.00 - $116,364.00 Annually

Schedule

Full-Time