Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

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Conduct and direct collaborative care assessment, diagnosis and management of patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Perform a systematic physical examination and interpret abnormal and normal findings to form a diagnosis regarding physical, emotional, or social disabilities.

Participate in patient care rounds and conferences, presenting patient cases/topics and communicating patient management strategies to members of the patient care team.

Develop, review, and update policies, protocols, standards of care, operating procedures, and scope of practice, in collaboration with multidisciplinary members of the healthcare team.

Coordinate and conduct in-service education programs for health care professionals and serves as an advisor/member of assigned committees.