Nurse Practitioner, Convenience Care - LV Tropicana Family Medicine Clinic - Full Time 12 Hour Rotating Shifts (Exempt) (Non-Union)

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) Convenience Care specializes in providing comprehensive patient care in a convenient care setting. They are responsible for performing or ordering appropriate diagnostic studies, developing and implementing treatment plans, conducting procedures, writing orders, initiating consultations, and maintaining patient records.

Responsibilities

• Obtains patient health histories and completes physical examinations.
• Documents findings and notes pertinent normal and abnormal findings.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and laboratory tests.
• Performs procedures such as obtaining specimens, performing injections, immunizations, skin biopsies, suturing, wound care, and managing conditions produced by trauma or infection.
• Writes orders to increase, decrease, or change medication, subject to checking and counter-signing by a physician.
• Facilitates safe and efficient operational flow of patients through their continuum of care.
• Communicates, plans, and implements care directly with other healthcare professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, office support staff, and other APPs.
• Manages the clinical aspects of the clinic, patient care, job performance/competency evaluations, staffing, and scheduling.
• Works collaboratively with other health care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, while retaining responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient.
• Collaborates with other health care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, while retaining responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient.
• Participates in medical research projects, obtaining Investigational Review Board approval for treatment protocols, researching community resources for referrals, and referring patients to the most appropriate resources based on their medical needs and condition.
• Maintains compliance with established policies and procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection control, and complies with requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies.
• Attends in-service education programs and professional associations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of Nursing (MSN).
• At least 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
• Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and the ability to understand, follow, and successfully perform duties.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred; ability to understand and communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking individuals.
• Required licenses/certifications: Registered Nurse (NV NSBN), Nurse Practitioner (NP) (NV NSBN), NP Board Certification (one of the following: Acute Care (ACNP), Adult Medicine (ANP), Family Medicine (FNP), or Gerontology (AGNP)), DEA Certificate, Board of Pharmacy License, Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association, Advanced Radiology Life Support (ARLS) required upon hire or obtained within 30 days from date of hire.

Qualifications

• Required: Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of Nursing (MSN).
• Required: At least 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Required: Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
• Required: Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and the ability to understand, follow, and successfully perform duties.
• Prioritization: Prioritizes tasks and manages time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and demonstrates leadership in inter-professional teams.
• Problem-solving: Analyzes complex situations and develops effective solutions.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changing environments and maintains flexibility in the face of challenges.
• Leadership: Demonstrates leadership in managing the clinical aspects of the clinic, patient care, job performance/competency evaluations, staffing, and scheduling.
• Research: Participates in medical research projects and follows medical research protocols.
• Education: Attends in-service education programs and professional associations.