Nurse Practitioner - GI Outpatient Clinic & Urology- Full Time

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner training program
• Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP)
• Minimum two years of recent outpatient clinic experience as a NP preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Computer literacy in common office applications
• Knowledge of electronic medical record (EMR) database or equivalent required; Epic experience preferred
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, flexible, and strong sense of teamwork
• Able to effectively communicate in English, in compliance with patient safety standards
• Bilingual abilities preferred

Certifications/Licensure

• Current National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner through the National Certification Corporation (NCC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANPCB)
• Currently licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in California and Nevada, or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Licensed as an RN in applicable state prior to start date as required
• Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider)

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients
• Occasional travel to various health system locations

Working Conditions

• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances
• Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases
• Exposure to infections and contagious diseases
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste
• Exposure to flammable and explosive gases
• Exposure to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations
• Exposure to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands

Essential Functions

• Provides consistently exceptional care at all times
• Conducts thorough medical histories, performs complete physical examinations (where indicated), initiates appropriate lab, radiology tests or other special tests required for evaluation of illness, and interprets results to establish a record of the patient's current health status and to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan when indicated
• Works in collaboration with the health care team
• Performs routine and specialized procedures as credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and Medical Staff
• Prescribes and monitors medications as required by California and Nevada laws, as allowed by DEA licensure and Barton Health policies
• Provides patient education regarding care and treatment plan
• Participates and collaborates with nursing, medical and other healthcare team members regularly to ensure quality patient care
• Refers patients as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment
• Serves as a liaison between patient and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team or with other specialty areas as necessary
• Participates in quality monitoring through the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes to assure quality care
• Promotes translation of evidence-based practices, guidelines, and research
• May serve as clinical preceptor for students or other Advanced Practice Providers
• Administers treatment plans in accordance with standardized procedures
• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with physicians as required and adjusts care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care
• Maintains timely and accurate charting of clinical encounters in Barton Health's Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform
• Ensures that all aspects of patient care and observations are documented. Documentation is complete, accurate and timely. Signs off medical record within 48 hours of seeing patient.
• Accurately code clinical encounters with CPT and ICD-10 codes
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the patient and possesses the ability to identify each patient's age-specific needs
• Participates in quality improvement activities; assists in maintaining compliance with The Joint Commission, State Agencies and other internal and external regulatory standards
• Supports and upholds established organizational policies, procedures, and objectives related to quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control
• Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary