Neurology Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner

Essential Job Functions

· Treat adults who have neurological illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and general concernsin accordance withstandards of care

· Collect, record, andmaintainpatient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results adhering to HIPAA regulations

· Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, and disease.

· Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition anddeterminediagnosis.

· Advise patients, and community members concerning diet, activity hygiene, and disease prevention.

· Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.

· Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluatetreatmentsas necessary.

· Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.

· Perform in-clinic procedures on patients to remove, repair, or improvefunctioningof diseased or injured body parts and systems.

· Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.

· Spend 100% of your time clinically focused on direct patient care, inclusive of patient facing time and general administrative time (charting, meetings, etc.) as it relates to direct patient care.