Nurse Practitioner

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner is a licensed independent practitioner who provides nursing and medical services to individuals, families and groups. A nurse practitioner diagnoses and manages acute episodic and chronic illnesses while emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. Services may include ordering, conducting, supervising and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, and prescription of pharmacologic agents and non pharmacologic therapies.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Obtains comprehensive and problem focused health history
• Performs a comprehensive and problem focused physical exam
• Orders and interprets screening and diagnostic tests
• Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making
• Communicates with patients re: clinical findings
• Initiates appropriate and timely consultations (NP, PA & MD)

Qualifications and Requirements

• MA License as NPBLS, ACLS, PALS Certification, as required by department
• 1 year relevant experience preferably in a community health setting

Pay

Starting at $109,000 and up to $132,870 based on years of experience at the licensure level

Benefits

Details on benefits will be provided upon hire