Nurse Practitioner/Physicians Assistant (Primary Care)

Description:

 Position Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner functions under the direction of the Medical Director or his/her designee in the Family Medicine Department. The Advance Practice Nurse is a self-directed nurse practitioner with advanced knowledge, skill and competence in a defined area of nursing practice. The individual functions as an educator, consultant, and coordinator of care and is a primary provider of care for a select group of patients. 

The ANP is responsible to a designated physician for supervision of patient case management/prescription writing.

Primary Responsibilities:

1.Clinical Practice

· Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skill necessary to independently provide care to clients within specialty area and across the health care continuum.

· Complete detailed medical history, record current illness or injury, conduct a physical examination, order and perform appropriate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.

· Makes appropriate internal/external referrals, and effectively utilizes available community resources.

· Assist clients and their families.

· Assess results of tests and make appropriate clinical judgments.

· Assess physical and psychosocial health and illness status of patient.

· Serve as a clinical resource to staff across the health care continuum for a given specialty area.

· Deliver care in a manner that preserves and protects client autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.

· Document pertinent client and family data in the medical record per department standards.

· Communicate and collaborate effectively within and across disciplines.

2.Quality Improvement and Research

·  Validate that clinical practice meets established standards through 

· participation in department and unit based quality improvement projects.

·  Utilize quality improvement data and research findings to enhance client care.

3.Educator

·  Provide client and family teaching focused on current treatment and procedures as well as health promotion and illness/injury prevention.

·  Educate nursing staff, other disciplines, and/or community agencies when necessary to effect optimal client care.

·  Contribute to the education of nursing students with primary focus on role and/or area of specialization.

·  In collaboration with nursing leadership, participate in the development of clinical competencies and practice standards related to the care of specialty client population. 

4.Professional Development

·  Participate in professional, community, or governmental organizations that function to advance the nursing profession and/or improve health care delivery to consumers.

·  Identify own learning needs and assume responsibility for maintaining current knowledge and competency in clinical practice specialty.

·  Complete the annual mandatory trainings, eg. Safety review, Infection Control standards.

·  Participate as a committee member/chairperson when requested.

·  Maintains and provides upon request required records for the purposes of credentialing and privileging with hospitals and/or insurances.

·  Attends required meetings.

Other duties and/or other departments/locations as applies.

Requirements:

Qualifications & Skills:

Nurse Practitioner: Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN). Must be a currently licensed registered nurse in the state of Massachusetts, have Nurse Practitioner authorization for prescriptive authority, and have successfully completed boards. Previous NP experience required. Spanish & Haitian Creole preferred. 

Physical Requirements: 

· Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods (at least 50% of the time)

· Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and load onto shelves

· Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading and computer use