Nurse Practitioner

The Nurse Practitioner is someone who can deliver primary medical and psychiatric care to a wide variety of patients. Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for caring for patients, maintaining accurate and current patient records and scheduling, and administering follow-up appointments to patients as required. The successful candidate will work as a team with our nurses and physicians and will assist in delivering premium care to each and every patient.
Employee: Nurse Practitioner task 10-30 hours/wk.
Location: In office, community, home
Accountable to: CEO, Executive Director, Medical Director, or Human Resource Director
Sign on Bonus: $500 after 90 days

Responsibilities:

• Monitor patients' medication usage, patient progress or responses to treatments, and results.
• Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders, medical conditions, and mental health conditions.
• Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments and analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
• Distinguish between physiologically and psychologically based disorders and diagnose appropriately and assess patients' mental and physical status based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
• Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.
• Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, treatment plans, medical procedures or test results.
• Write prescriptions or prescribe medications for psychotropic medications as allowed by state regulations and collaborative practice agreements.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, psychologists, or nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

• Develop medical treatment plans.
• Participate in activities aimed at professional growth and development including conferences or continuing education activities.
• Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
• Conduct individual, group, or family psychotherapy for those with chronic or acute mental disorders.
• Treat patients using psychological therapies.
• Interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests such as electrocardiograms (EKGs) and renal functioning tests.
• Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
• Consult with psychiatrists or other professionals when unusual or complex cases are encountered.
• Participate in treatment team conferences regarding diagnosis or treatment of difficult cases.
• Provide routine physical health screenings to detect or monitor problems such as heart disease and diabetes.
• Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
• Develop practice protocols for mental health problems based on review and evaluation of published research.
• Establish nursing policies or standards.
• Refer patients requiring more specialized or complex treatment to psychiatrists, primary care physicians, or other medical specialists.
• Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
• Treat patients for routine physical health problems.
• Develop, implement, or evaluate programs such as outreach activities, community mental health programs, and crisis situation response activities.
• Design public or employee health programs and direct or provide home health services.
• Teach classes in mental health topics such as stress reduction and health management.
• Administer medications including those administered by injection or intravenous.
• Monitor the use and status of medical and pharmaceutical supplies and maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.

• Must be a graduate of an Accredited School of Medicine and have completed training internship and residency as required for state Licensure.
• Must be licensed by the state Medical Board with preference given to physicians Board certified in Family Practice and/or Internal Medicine or having suitable equivalent work experience.
• Must be certified as a preceptor for physician extender or willingness to become certified if required.
• Must possess current DEA registration for prescribing narcotics.
• Must obtain CME as required for license renewal. Must attend IHS provider conferences if requested by the Executive Director.
• Must provide documentation of immunity to measles and rubella or become vaccinated with the recommended vaccine and Hepatitis B vaccine and test annually for TB. Must have an annual health examination.
• Must possess valid driver’s license.
• Must strictly adhere to confidentiality policy.
• Current malpractice insurance