Nurse Practitioner - Simonds Center OBGYN (Full Time)

Job Description

This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, day shifts.

Essential Responsibilities

• Evaluation of individual health care status of patients, including eliciting a patient history, performance of physical examination, ordering of screening and diagnostic tests, risk assessment and interpreting this information to establish a diagnosis.
• Development and implementation of a plan of care, including treatments, medications and the like within defined guidelines for practice. Provision of care to the patient in a manner that incorporates the principles of patient satisfaction and delivery of cost-effective care. Participation in the development and evaluation of practice guidelines.
• Maintenance of patient response to therapy and revision of the plan as necessary, focusing on education and counseling and encouraging self-care. Provision of ongoing individualized patient orientation to APG/BIDCO. Seeking consultation from the consulting physician and other members of the healthcare team. Making appropriate referrals as needed.
• Identification of learning needs of patients and staff and collaboration with other leaders to determine priorities for educational programs. Participation in interdisciplinary education programs of the practice and providing clinical precepting for nursing students, nurse practitioner students, medical students and others. Providing leadership that supports APG, BIDHC practice policies and goals.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• Nursing License required.
• Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
• MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
• American Heart Association-Basic Life Support Certificate
• Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications

• Related primary care practice expertise.

Competencies

• Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
• Age based Competencies: Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal: Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 – 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Physical Nature of the Job

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

Pay Range

$113,776.00 USD – $150,000.00 USD