Job Description

The Nurse Practitioner functions as a healthcare provider who, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to both well and ill patients in a hospital setting. The Nurse Practitioner demonstrates a high degree of clinical expertise in working with patients.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination for patients and families with acute and chronic health needs.
• Demonstrates an advanced level of medical/nursing clinical knowledge, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism and system-based practice.
• Works with administrative, nursing, physicians to assure safe, effective, quality patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of etiologies, risk factors, pathophysiology, presentation and epidemiology of medical conditions.
• Performs history and physical assessments of patients that are accurate, complete, concise, relevant and appropriate for age, gender and clinical problems.
• Orders appropriate diagnostic studies and correctly interpret the results.
• Utilizes critical thinking to synthesize and analyze collected data.
• Develops implements, evaluates and alters the plan of care as needed.
• Manages general medical and surgical conditions based on knowledge of the indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions and adverse reactions of pharmacologic agents and other relevant treatment modalities.
• Counsels and educates patients and families.
• Provides care that is patient and family centered, compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness and treatment of disease throughout the lifespan.
• Facilitates consistency, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team.
• Incorporates the patient and family in care planning and treatment across settings.
• Serves as an advocate for patients and families in navigating the health care system
• Considers cost effectiveness and risk/benefit analysis when making decisions about patient care. Uses evidenced-based medicine to systematically analyze and improve patient care practices.
• Participates in quality initiative/performance activities.
• Participates in development, evaluates and implements standards of care within area of specialization (policies, protocols, etc.)
• Demonstrates proficiency in procedural skills pertinent to practice area.
• Maintains accurate, complete, concise and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Responds to crisis in a calm, efficient manner, directing others concisely.
• Responds promptly to changes in workload as necessary to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency.
• Demonstrates the knowledge of proper identification and reporting medical/health errors. Promptly involves the proper hospital leaders in risk management situations.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist physicians with procedures.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Demonstrates clinical competence according to licensure and according to hospital/unit specific standards.
• Meets the attendance policy standards.
• Complies with hospital policies and procedures.
• Complies with hospital/department Infection Control and Safety Policies.
• Attends appropriate in-service, departmental meeting and mandatory in-services.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested within scope of practice.

Qualifications (Education, Experience and Certifications)

• Active DEA license
• Active RN and APNP License in the state of Texas
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required
• Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from accredited Nursing Program
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

KNOWLEDGE, Skills and Abilities

Ability to multi-task, utilize critical thinking skills, organize, determine priority of duties, some computer skills, effective oral and written communication skills, work independently, work with frequent interruptions, and manage stressful situations. Coordinates nursing care for assigned patients, participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership; work cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient care team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

Working Conditions, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Lifting objects in excess of fifty (50) pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Ability to stand on non-carpeted, composite surfaces for extended periods of time, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl, reach, use fine finger movement, speak and hear.
• Ability to walk long distances on a regular basis. Indoor climate controlled, well lighted and well ventilated.

OSHA Task Category : Category 1- position is considered to have opportunity for exposure to blood borne pathogens in the normal performance of job duties.

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