Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant ~ Family Medicine/Primary Care

Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant ~ Family Medicine/Primary Care

Coordinates the comprehensive health care needs providing appropriate direct patient care through assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in a Family Medicine/Primary Care setting. Responsibilities

• Assesses patient's physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking and physical examination.
• Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists.
• Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.

Requirements

• Massachusetts Licensed Registered Nurse, required.
• Certified in Massachusetts to practice in the expanded role as a Family Nurse Practitioner, required.
• Two years of writing prescriptions for children and adults.
• Certified in CPR/AED or equivalent.
• Demonstrated mastery of a specialty area or other related field normally acquired by 3-5 years progressively responsible nursing experience.