Nurse Practitioner

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