Nurse Practitioner

Principle Responsibilities and Duties

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments.
• Evaluates patient responses associated with the problem area(s).
• Diagnoses acute and chronic illness.
• Develops and implements treatment plans that include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic components.
• Includes the patient and family as active participants in treatment plan.
• Focuses the NP/Patient interaction on wellness, health promotion, disease prevention, and self-care.
• Offers comprehensive clinical family planning services when appropriate.
• Reviews patient charts and ensures appropriate treatment plans are developed and followed.
• Completes all charts the same day of care or no later than 72 hours after the visit.
• Maintains updated Nurse Practitioner guidelines.
• Participates in peer review of charts.
• Maintains all CME/CEU, Board and Licensing requirements of state and national governing Boards.

Specialty

Demonstrate proficiency in assessment and delivery of family planning services to a diverse population. Desirable: Fluency in Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Nepali, Vietnamese or another language served at CHC. Special expertise in provision of health care to underserved, culturally diverse populations.