NURSE PRACTITIONER

Advanced Practice Provider

An exempt position responsible for providing primary care services, including assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, treating, and educating patients. Works closely with physicians and other clinicians in a team approach to patient care. May specialize in a specific type of clinical care, e.g., pediatrics, geriatrics.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Assess patient status by obtaining health history through patient/family interviews and chart reviews; assessing presenting illness, risk factors, and family history, psychosocial situation, and cultural factors; and performing appropriate physical examination.
• Orders/performs appropriate laboratory diagnostic and other screening tests.
• Seeks other information as needed, including consultation with physicians and other clinicians, for evaluation of illness.
• Integrates data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan, including identification of any health risks.
• Develops and implements treatment plan by prescribing/dispensing medications and/or injections in compliance with medical practice guidelines and state laws.
• Handles minor lacerations.
• Instructs patient/family regarding medications and treatments.
• Educates patients regarding health promotion/illness prevention.
• Recommends appropriate community resources to meet patient/family needs.
• Communicates appropriate case management information to other professionals and community agencies.
• Prepares documentation for medical records including updating patient medical chart by posting examination and test results, diagnosis, medications, and treatment in written/computerized manner.
• Participates in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development, and other continuing education and quality assurance activities to demonstrate compliance with standards, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Acts as consultant/collaborator to clinical team on area of specialty.
• Complies with patient confidentiality requirements.
• Promotes patient advocacy.
• Collaborates with physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patient.
• Provides monitoring and continuity of care between visits according to treatment plan including triaging patient calls/e-mails.
• Assists in the successful completion of quality initiatives.
• Ensures orders are placed/discussions had with patients on the importance of preventative medicine, age/gender appropriate screenings, BP maintenance, A1c targets, etc. to meet payer driven/AMG supported quality initiatives.
• Annual Wellness Visits. It is the APPs responsibility to ensure all AWVs, EEs are completed within 10 days of date of service.

Education: MSN or PA-C required. Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification as a practitioner (general or specialized) from an approved nurse practitioner or physician assistant program.

Experience: Minimum three years of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting, plus one year of nurse practitioner/physician assistant experience (preferred, but not required).

Other Requirements: Current state registered nurse license. Current state license as an advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant license with prescriptive authority. Current CPR certification.

Aultman Health Foundation