NURSE PRACTITIONER (PMHNP)

Job Title

Employee provide primary health care in a variety of clinic, shelter, school, and home situations, under the guidance of a supervising physician. Follows established protocols, as assigned, and manages specific health care outreach programs and the corresponding grant funding. Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (KSAs)

Knowledge of: Principles, practices, and techniques of skilled nursing. Standard medical documentation practices. Medications and their possible side effects; regulations involving dispensing of medications. Communicable diseases; control, prevention, and proper reporting of such diseases. Educational practices and concerns relating to assigned area of responsibility (OB-GYN, STDs, etc.). Intake and triage procedures; patient interviewing and counseling techniques. Community services/referral sources available to patients. Cincinnati Health Department Clinic Policies and Procedures. State laws and city ordinances governing public health services. Pertinent federal, state, and local health laws, codes, and regulations. Emergency medical treatment practices.

Skill to: Take vital signs. Properly administer medications, vaccinations, and other injections; dispense medications in strict accordance with established policies and procedures. Properly administer CPR. Change dressings on various types of wounds. Use and maintain standard medical equipment (thermometer, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, ophthalmoscope, etc.) and screening devices (audiometer, Denver Kit, etc.). Prepare slides, cultures, smears, and specimens for laboratory testing. Operate assigned vehicle in performance of job duties.

Ability to: Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing. Listen to the patient/client in order to make the best assessment of his/her condition. Counsel patients on a variety of health-related issues. Plan and implement nursing care. As appropriate to assignment, assist physician; follow through on prescribed course of action. Create and revise educational materials (as appropriate). Communicate effectively with a variety of clients, from young children to their parents to the elderly. Navigate within the city to reach assigned patient home sites (as appropriate). Obtain and manage grant funding for public health programs (as assigned). Prepare a variety of reports and correspondence. Participate in the planning, development and execution of public health programs (as assigned).

Required Education and Experience

Each applicant must have one year of experience in public health nursing as a registered nurse. Additionally, each applicant must be certified to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (R.P.N.). OTHER REQUIREMENTS Licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Ohio Board of Nursing. Certification as a Nurse Practitioner from the appropriate state or national agency. Possession of, or ability to obtain, CPR certification from the American Heart Association. A valid Driver's License.

Working and Physical Conditions

Environmental Conditions: Office/clinic environment; exposure to computer screens; exposure to a variety of infectious diseases; exposure to human bodily fluids; possibility of encountering unwilling or hostile patients; exposure to extremes in weather conditions when traveling to patient homes and various work sites.

Physical Conditions: Duties require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing and walking for prolonged periods of time; general manual dexterity required; moderate and heavy lifting; pulling, pushing, reaching, kneeling, bending; must maintain physical condition necessary for operating a motor vehicle.