NURSE PRACTITIONER-FAMILY PRACTICE

Nurse Practitioner

A Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services. Utilizes skills in providing diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic health problems along with providing care focused on health risk factor reduction. Ensures efficient and effective patient care through collaborative planning and problem-solving with center staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Louisiana RN license.
• Must possess a Masters degree with a concentration in the respective advanced practice nursing specialty from an accredited college or university.
• Must possess a certification by a nationally recognized certifying body.
• An RN holding a current, unencumbered, unrestricted, and valid license to practice professional nursing who was previously recognized by the LA State Board of Nursing as an advanced practitioner of nursing on or before December 31, 1995 (as per Act 633 of 1995) will substitute for certification by a nationally recognized certifying body.
• Current CPR certification required.

Experience:

• At least one year of experience in advanced practice nursing.
• Knowledge of scope of practice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Calm, professional attitude in stressful situations and interactions.
• High level of ethics in maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Excellent analytical skills to assess and evaluate patient needs and develop and implement a care plan.
• Handles a multitude of tasks simultaneously.
• Deals with and/or solves stressful situations.
• Communicates with patients, physicians, and other staff in verbal and written form.
• Provides safe and effective nursing care.
• Maintains professional composure under stress as in emergency situations.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Stands, sits, and walks most of the day.
• Reads gauges, digital read-outs, graphs and educational material, and patient charts in English (Visual acuity)
• Exerts up to 20 pounds of force frequently including pushing and/or pulling.
• Ability to move to exam rooms and workspaces.
• Operates office and medical equipment.
• OSHA Category I: Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue. Potential exposure to chemical hazards.