Nurse Practitioner

This job was posted by : For more information, please see: Practicing at GraceMed If you are a healthcare professional, we appreciate your interest in practicing in a community health setting at GraceMed . This is a clinical environment where you can be a part of a diverse team of professionals who come together to address the whole health of the patient. Youll make a difference you can see every day as you care for patients who are often high-risk because of their underserved status. Youll be fully supported by a staff and organization set up to let you focus on delivering care. And youll be part of a team that has distinguished itself for its quality of care and outcomes. Reporting Relationship: Chief Medical Officer Supervision Responsibilities: No Essential Role: Provides professional medical services to complement the delivery of primary health care services at GraceMed Health Clinic, working under the guidance of the Chief Medical Clinic Officer and Supervising Physician. Duties & Responsibilities: - Provides medical evaluation, treatment and consultation services to patients of the clinic. - Available to staff at all times to respond to emergencies and answer medical questions. - Obtains and documents, or causes to be obtained and documented, appropriate chief complaint, past medical, family and social history, review of systems, examination, medications and allergies, assessment and plan for each assigned patient. - Provides medical orders for prescription refills, administration of medications, ancillary testing, and/or referrals. - Reviews ancillary test results and coordinates notification to the patient. - Provides patient education as needed. - Supervises patient care by non-clinic agencies such as home health care, nursing home, or hospice. - Available to patients personally or through clinical staff to answer questions and relay information regarding their care. - Completes appropriate paperwork in compliance with insurance and reimbursement guidelines. - Completion of all documentation and paperwork in a timely manner. - Participates in on-call rotation schedule. - Attends all staff, clinical, board or other special meetings as requested. Working Conditions: Medical office setting. Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time. Bending, stooping, and lifting (up to 50lbs.) may be required. Interaction with physicians, patients and other office personnel. May involve contact with angry, upset or ill persons. May involve potential exposure to blood and body fluids and other hazardous substances. Must have visual acuity and manual dexterity to interface with computer. Must have auditory acuity to handle phone calls. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description has been examined for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (May 1995). GraceMed Health Clinic is an equal opportunity organization and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or for any other discriminatory reason prohibited by applicable law.