Family Nurse Practitioner

Community Quick Care Llc

Family Nurse Practitioner

La Vergne, TN
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Bonus based on performance

    Competitive salary

    Dental insurance

    Employee discounts

    Free food & snacks

    Health insurance

    Vision insurance

    Family Nurse Practitioner

    Reports to: Medical Director FLSA Status: Exempt

    Job Summary:

    Provides primary and episodic care to patients—independently and in collaboration with other medical professionals—following standards and protocols set by the sponsoring physician. Functions as a member of clinical team in maintaining patient flow and maximizing the delivery of quality care to patients. Emphasizes health promotion and/or disease prevention through patient education and coordination of care. Follows regulations and guidelines for writing prescriptions.

    Primary Job Duties:

    · Follow protocols which provide medical authority when such are indicated in providing care.

    · Perform complete physical exams and assessments of patients including urgent, emergent, and non‐urgent presentation.

    · Select, order, and perform tests and procedures to augment physical findings.

    · Define/document differential diagnoses and list differential diagnoses with most likely diagnosis included.

    · Write orders on physician order sheet for tests, procedures, and the implementation and management of therapies in accordance with medical nursing protocols.

    · Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as deemed necessary and appropriate for plan of care, in collaboration with supervising physician.

    · Interpret data and diagnostic results for appropriate course of action including but not limited to blood gasses, radiology, EKG, etc., in collaboration with supervising physician.

    · Notate findings and treatment course in patient chart including follow‐up notes. Job Qualifications:

    · Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

    · Certified as a nurse practitioner with current state licensure.

    · Skilled in traditional nursing disciplines of patient assessment and management.

    · Two years previous professional nursing experience with 1‐3 years experience as a practicing family nurse practitioner.

    · ACLS/PALS certification.