Family Nurse Practitioner

POSITION OBJECTIVE: The Family Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing care to patients throughout their life cycles (prenatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric). While emphasizing wellness promotion, illness prevention, care of acute minor illnesses and stable chronic illnesses for all life cycles.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct patient clinical care in an ambulatory setting for eight hours-day, Monday-Friday.
• Provide health maintenance exams with appropriate patient education for all age groups, including well child exams, adolescent exams and sports physicals, and adult physicals including pap and pelvic exam.
• Perform pregnancy confirmation and introduction of pregnant patients into the prenatal program at the clinic and provide prenatal care in coordination with physicians.
• Perform system examination of patients with specific acute complaints or stable chronic illnesses, initiate treatment for identified conditions according to written protocol, and work closely with clinic physicians in referring patients with significant abnormal findings.
• Provide appropriate level of clinical and educational services as needed and scheduled at off-site locations, such as WIC clinics, public housing clinics, or other community sites.
• Provide in a variety of settings patient education that is age and condition appropriate. Education can be done 1:1 or in a group, including parenting, prenatal, family planning, preventive health, and disease specific (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, asthma).
• Participate in performance improvement (PI) projects; by peer review, auditing activities, and other PI activities as assigned by the Medical Director.
• Aid the Medical Director on epidemiological issues pertinent to the health center and contribute as needed to the development of the annual Health Care Plan.
• Obtain the minimum hours of continuing medical education as required by the State licensing board. Additional continuing medical education or practice-related education is encouraged.
• Maintain chart documentation, tracking and reporting systems as indicated for continuity of care. Participate in the on-call schedule as appropriate and as assigned by the Medical Director.
• Serve as a preceptor to nurse practitioner students as appropriate to level of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• The employee must demonstrate competencies applicable to the position.
• Primary work site is the Selby Clinic, but employee will provide services where needed in accordance with the leadership directives.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of nurse practitioner principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of methods ensuring safe working environment for patients, family and staff including using appropriate personal protection equipment.
• Demonstrated ability in the provision of care within field boundaries.
• Skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods, and techniques of professional nursing to provide ongoing patient care.
• Skill in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Ability to manage conflict appropriately
• Ability to assess a situation, consider alternatives and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to participate effectively as a team member by supporting change, decisions, and other staff, and by managing conflict appropriately.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing
• Possess a current Minnesota RN license
• Master’s degree in nursing
• Board certification from an accredited association
• Meet credentialing requirements
• Possess a strong community health/public health orientation

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Open Cities Health Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.