Nurse Practitioner, Adult Medicine - Primary Care

Job Description

PURPOSE OF YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION:
The purpose is to support the physician practices department and to provide coverage when the providers are out of the office.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY:
They will report to the providers they work with and will utilize our nurses and MAs in the offices as well.

JOB FUNCTIONS:
Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT / DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Diagnose and Treat acute and chronic Illness
Perform age-appropriate history and physical
Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients age-specific needs
Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments to patients age specific need
Monitor the effectiveness of treatments
Provide education of acute and chronic medical conditions
Managing Chronic Medical Conditions
Reconciling medication list
Facilitating appointments to specialist
Providing thorough exams and evaluations of patients health status
Facilitate appropriate chronic care management (i.e. Diabetic eye exams, foot exams and nutritional counseling)

Preventive Medicine
Keeping track of and referring patient to appropriate preventive medical screenings (e.g. Mammograms and Colonoscopies)
Counseling and reinforcing patients in healthy life style habits





EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Primary Care NP certified in Massachusetts

EXPERIENCE
Proficient Computer Skills (MS Word)
EMR experience preferred
Ability to document in electronic health record completely and accurately
Knowledge of clinical reminders and how to use them appropriately
Good communication skills, both spoken and written
Willing and able to work in a team environment
Able to change with the ever evolving healthcare field
Master Degree, ACLS, and PALS preferred

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