Family Practice / Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Title : Part time- Nurse Practitioner

Location : Mt. Vernon OH 43050

Salary range : $90 / hr.- $120 / hr. or more

Hours / week : 24 Hours / week

Shift : 9 : 00 AM - 5 : 00 PM (M-F)

Note :

Valid license as Registered Nurse; completion of Nurse Practitioner program & certified by Ohio Board of Nursing for advanced practice with valid certificate of authority

Job description :

1. Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure :

a. Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.

b. Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions.

c. Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients.

d. Completes discharge planning / follow-up care for clients / patients / youth / inmates with chronic care and / or medical issues.

e. Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.

f. Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting.

g. Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.

h. Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.

2. Maintains required medical records :

a. Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards.

b. Documents assessments & diagnostic impressions including treatment plans & follow up parameters.

c. Cooperates monthly with institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or agency equivalent for medical quality oversight.

3. Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.

4. Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings :

a. Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer.

b. Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.

c. Attends quarterly medical meetings.

d. Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding health maintenance & promotion & identifies health risk factors.

e. Attends in-services & / or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as nurse practitioner.

Requirement :

BLS / CPR certification

Ohio Licensure