Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - 22nd Health Care LLC : Job Details

Please Find the Job Details below:Job Title: Nurse PractitionerLocation: Gallipolis, OH 45631Duration: 6 months to long-termShift: 8:00 am to 4:30 pmClient : State of OhioJob responsibilities:

• Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.
• Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions.
• Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients.
• Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or medical issues.
• Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.
• Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting.
• Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.
• Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.
• Maintains required medical records:
• Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards
• Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.
• Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings:
• Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.
• Attends quarterly medical meetings.

Required Documents:

• Nurse Practitioner license.
• BLS/CPR Certificate