What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner position at AFC Urgent Care?
Summary
At American Family Care, it is our mission to provide the best healthcare possible in a kind and caring environment while respecting the rights of all patients, in an economical manner, at times and locations convenient to the patient.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assesses patient needs within an urgent care and primary care setting
- Appropriately triages patients to differentiate the patient needs
- Evaluates patients in a timely manner, putting patient care above clerical duties
- Performs a thorough history and physical exam on each patient
- Creates an individualized, evidence-based plan of care
- Appropriately consults the supervising or back-up physician
- Effectively manages private, occupational medicine, and workers’ compensation patients
- Follows evidence-based standards for ordering laboratory, radiology and other diagnostic studies
- Uses evidence-based resources (i.e. Up to Date) for treatment options
- Orders and prescribes appropriate medications based upon best practice standards
- Appropriately consults and refers to specialist
- Performs procedures including, but not limited to, local anesthesia, digital blocks, wound management and closure, foreign body removal, incision and drainage, manages orthopedic appliances, & initial fracture management.
- Complies with current rules and regulations by the governing bodies of state for
- Educates patients regarding the disease process and discharge plan
- Approaches the vocation of health care as an opportunity for lifelong learning
- Completes training requirements, including CME requirements for specialty
- Serves as a resource in educating other staff members
Other Duties and Responsibilities
Respecting the Rights of All of Our Patients
- Treats every patient professionally and compassionately
- Utilizes the platinum rule by treating others the way that they want to be treated
- Communicates with clinical staff regarding patient condition and plan of care
- Maintains patient confidentiality
Creating a Kind and Caring Environment
- Arrives to work on-time
- Adheres to the dress code HR- 500 policy
- Professional and respectful of staff
Caring for Patients at Times and Locations Convenient to the Patient
- Will see all patients that arrive until the time the clinic closes
- Efficiently evaluates and treats patients in a timely manner while still maintaining high quality and safety as well as an outstanding experience.
Delivering Care in an Economical Manner
- Accurately documenting the patient visit and follow up care to communicate, mitigate risk, and ensure appropriate billing and coding
- Completes charts within 3 days of shift
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Actively certified by the Medical Board and able to see all patients across the lifespan
- Licensed provider in the state of practice
- Does not have an encumbered license
- Ability to work well independently evaluating and managing patients
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
- Friendly and customer-service oriented
- Able to work well in team environment
- DOT certification or the ability to be certified within 90 days of employment
Preferred Qualifications
- CPR training