Position Summary:
The Nurse Practitioner functions under the direction of the Medical Director or his/her designee in the Family Practice and Womenโs Health departments.ย The Advance Practice Nurse is a self directed nurse practitioner with advanced knowledge, skill and competence in a defined area of nursing practice.ย The individual functions as an educator, consultant, and coordinator of care and is a primary provider of care for a select group of patients.ย Covers STD Clinic.ย ย ย
The ANP is responsible to a designated physician for supervision of patient case management/prescription writing.
Primary Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Quality Improvement and Research
- Validate that clinical practice meets established standards throughย participation in department and unit based quality improvement projects
- ย Utilize quality improvement data and research findings to enhance client care.ย ย ย
- Educator
- ย ย ย ย ย Provide client and family teaching focused on current treatment andย procedures as well as health promotion and illness/injury prevention.
- ย ย ย ย ย Educate nursing staff, other disciplines, and/or community agencies whenย necessary to effect optimal client care.
- ย ย ย ย ย Contribute to the education of nursing students with primary focus on roleย and/or area of specialization.
- ย In collaboration with nursing leadership, participate in the development ofย clinical competencies and practice standards related to the care of specialtyย client population.
- 4. Professional Development
- Identify own learning needs and assume responsibility for maintaining currentย knowledge and competency in clinical practice specialty.
- Participate in professional, community, or governmental organizations thatย function to advance the nursing profession and/or improve health careย delivery to consumers
- Complete the annual mandatory trainings, eg. Safety review, Infection Controlย standards.
- ย Participate as a committee member/chairperson when requested.
- ย ย Maintains and provides upon request required records for the purposes ofย credentialing and privileging with hospitals and/or insurances.
- ย ย ย Attends required meetings.
- Other Duties
- ย ย ย ย ย Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
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.ย Spanish & Haitian Creole preferred.ย