NURSE PRACTITIONER EXEMPT - CONTRACT

ARNP, Nurse Practitioner, Walk-In Clinic

This 0.0 FTE/Per diem position is scheduled to work 10-HR day shifts.

Compensation: Exempt, pay range $59.00/HR - $71.65/HR

Benefits: Mason Health also offers these benefits for per-diem employees:

• Mental Health & Wellness Resources Access to Talkspace and the Calm App.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Sick Leave

PNW Living:

• Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest Shelton offers the perfect balance of work and lifestyle, with access to top outdoor recreation, local dining, and unique attractions. Located near Olympic National Park and Puget Sound, it's a gateway to adventure, surrounded by lush evergreen forests, crisp mountain air, and serene waters.

Job Summary: Examines and treats patients independently and in autonomous collaborations with other health care providers. Provides primary health services and comprehensive health and psychological assessments of a diverse panel of patients in accordance with recognized health maintenance programs, medical protocols, and state and federal requirements. Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments in the management wellness as well as acute and chronic illness and injuries. The NP will cover evening or weekend telephone calls with other district providers on a rotating basis.

Job Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illness, infections, or injuries.
2. Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
3. Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
4. Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
5. Perform a physical examination for any presenting problem(s).
6. Analyze and interpret patient's medical histories, symptoms, physical finding, or diagnostic information to develop diagnoses.
7. Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic test, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
8. Maintain complete and detailed records of patient's health care plans and prognoses.
9. Perform or assist in laboratory or screening procedures routinely performed at the clinic site including collection of body fluid and tissue specimens and office microscopy.
10. Assess and interview in the common development and behavioral problems of the family and its individual members.
11. Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.
12. Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances, such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medication, or herbal remedies.
13. Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems, such as, but not limited to, high blood pressure and diabetes.
14. Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
15. Consult with, or refer patients to, appropriate specialist when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
16. Maintain a current problem list, medication list, and immunization record of all patient records and perform timely processing of charts.
17. Promote health and disease prevention in all patients through age group specific interventions including immunizations, counseling, physical examination, and accept screening procedures.
18. Participate regularly in quality assurance and peer review activities, as well as medical and general staff meetings.
19. Adhere to highest standards of medical ethics at all times.
20. Documentation must be completed within 24 hours of visit, labs signed the day received and paperwork signed twice per week.
21. Other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

1. Graduate from a Nurse Practitioner program.
2. 2 (+) years of experience in applicable specialty

Required Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations:

1. Licensed in the state of WA as a ARNP by the time of employment
2. DEA, NPI & prescriptive authority
3. Board certified by the time of employment.
4. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, or within 180 days of hire.

Mason Health practices equal employment opportunity towards all workforce members and applicants for employment. Mason Health does not engage in or tolerate any discrimination in the workplace prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. Specifically, no workforce member will be discriminated against on the basis of their race, color, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion/creed, age, disability, marital or veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal law.