Family Nurse Practitioner
On-siteWinona, Mississippi, United States
Winona, Mississippi, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeLicense Or CertificationMedium
Full TimeLicense Or CertificationMedium
Job Summary
Assess and manage patients by diagnosing conditions, performing physical exams, ordering tests, and prescribing medications. Collaborate with physicians to coordinate acute and long-term care, triage telephone calls, and refer patients to specialists. Maintain confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines, document medical histories according to regulatory standards, and participate in quality assurance reviews. Educate patients on diagnosis, treatments, and health prevention while ensuring safety protocols for communicable diseases and infectious materials are followed.
Required Qualifications
- Current licensure as a registered nurse in Mississippi
- Successful completion of nurse practitioner certification
- Current Mississippi and federal DEA as appropriate
- Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care
- Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment
- Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and instruct patients in current usage
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Analytical ability to evaluate problem situations and come to appropriate conclusions
- Best judgment and discretion
- Ability to manage several assignments simultaneously and prioritize appropriately
- Ability to cope successfully with diversity and complexity
- Ability to integrate seemingly unrelated data and to reduce complex notions to relatively simple terms
- Ability to communicate effectively with peers, staff members, patients and others
- Ability to document using appropriate vocabulary, grammar and word usage
- Ability to achieve outcomes with respect to the coordinating of patient care activities with others
- Ability to respond and react immediately with unimpeded auditory perception of verbal/vocal instructions and auditory auscultation such as codes or emergency situations
- Ability to respond and react immediately to visual observation and in emergency situations
- Sufficiently mobile to access patients on different sides of exam tables, reach patients at different heights and positions from ground to six feet above the ground
- Ability to sit, stand, stoop or bend for extended periods of time varying on patient schedules and needs
- Normal range of hearing, vision, manual dexterity, and physical capabilities consistent with a standard physician practice
- Capacity to document in a clear and concise fashion and according to JCAHO standards
- Ability to physically apply up to 10 pounds pressure to bleeding sites, or in performing CPR
- Must be able to lift 10 pounds
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