Nurse Practitioner

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs quality patient care within NP scope of practice and ensures delivery of effective and appropriate care consistent with established regulatory, licensing, and evidence-based practice standards.
• Performs patient annual wellness visits in a variety of settings to include, but not be limited to, the patient’s private residence, assisted living facility, and primary care provider office, specialist office, hospital, or skilled nursing facility.
• Counsels patient/family on preventive services and ordered recommended screening tests applicable (e.g. DRE, A1c, DEXA, Mammogram, Colorectal screening).
• Makes therapeutic adjustments and/or recommendations to medications as needed.
• Orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic tests and screening evaluations such as lab work, diagnostic imaging, spirometry, ankle/brachial index (ABI) and point of care testing and provides timely follow up communication to patient of results.
• Works collaboratively and cooperatively with members of AZPC organization and other agencies to coordinate care and services required by patients.
• Maintains knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing medical education (CME).
• Participates in development of the AZPC Home Wellness Program to meet the health care needs of AZPC members.
• Participates in and contributes to HWP staff orientation, education and development upon request.
• Functions as internal resource for clinical and non-clinical team members to promote positive patient / customer outcomes.

Education, Training And Experience

• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Board Certification as Advanced Practice Nurse from a nationally recognized certifying body as required by the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
• Famil Nurse Practitioner or Adult Nurse Practitioner required.
• Geriatric experience preferred.
• Current unrestricted State of Arizona RN License.
• Current Arizona Advanced Practice Nursing license; temporary license will be accepted until receipt of permanent licensure pending national board certification.
• Full unrestricted prescriptive and dispensing privileges with DEA licensure required.
• Current basic CPR certification or ability to obtain within 30 days or hire.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is: $115,000 – $130,000.