Nurse Practitioner

JOB TITLE

Nurse Practitioner

REPORTS TO

Office Manager- administrative

Medical Director- clinical

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

N/A

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

SALARY RANGE

$100,000 - $175,000

JOB SUMMARY

The Nurse Practitioner shall be responsible for providing direct medical services to NOTCH patients. As an Advanced Practice Provider, the Nurse Practitioner will diagnosis, treat, and manage a patient’s health condition. The Nurse Practitioner will treat acute, episodic, and chronic medical conditions as well as focusing on health promotion and prevention. The Nurse Practitioner will function as part of a multidisciplinary team with the aim of providing the highest level of medical care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Interacts with patients and members of the care team to provide a range of care services. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests including imaging and laboratory results
• Prescribing medications
• Performing assessments
• Analyzing and interpreting a patients’ history, symptoms, physical findings, and/or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses and formulate a plan for treatment.
• Developing treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• Providing non face to face patient care including but not limited to prescription ordering, document management, consultations with other Providers, and following up on patient healthcare requests or questions.
• Reinforcing patient education and instructions, self-management tools, and counseling on healthy behaviors.
• Conducting home visits in order to provide services within scope of practice when necessary.

• Complete all charting of patient care that has been provided on a daily basis and ensure accuracy of recording. Maintain all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in continuing educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• Maintain strict patient confidentiality.
• May be required to work at all NOTCH sites on an as needed basis.
• Perform any other tasks that are within the Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice and consistent with organizational policy and procedures.
• Perform after hours call on a as needed basis.
• Participate in Quality Improvement projects under the direction of the NOTCH Administration and/or Office Manager. Participation may include: participating in a new process or change, providing feedback to the tests of change, and providing suggestions for the next tests of change.
• Participate in training sessions, monthly and daily staff meetings.
• Trains, mentors, precepts, and supervises students and clinical support staff as appropriate.
• Maintain a regulated collaborative relationship with a Advanced Practice Registered or Physician as required by State and Organizational requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must be able to work independently and make excellent clinical judgments, including diagnosis, with little supervision.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have a working knowledge of diagnostic equipment used in a medical office, i.e. EKG.
• Ability to function within a team environment to achieve stated objectives.

EDUCATION

Nurse Practitioner: Must be a graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner educational program and licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Vermont.

EXPERIENCE

One year experience in a Primary Care office setting is preferred.

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE

Vermont Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required or ability to obtain certification

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The description of the physical demands and the work environment characteristics here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform and those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is often required to sit and type. The employee is occasionally required to lift, carry, push, pull, stoop, kneel, crouch, hold objects, and perform repetitive motions. The employee is rarely required to climb, balance, crawl, reach or grasp. The employee must be able to regularly perform light lifting and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to x-ray machines and blood-borne pathogens. The employee is often exposed to patients with infectious diseases.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED

Personal computer and printer, basic office equipment, EKG, crash cart, clinical diagnostic items

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All applicants made a conditional offer of employment must cooperate fully with background investigations. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Reviewed with employee by:

Manager’s Name:________________________________________Date:_______________

Received and accepted by:

Employee’s Name: _______________________________________Date:_______________

NOTCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.