Nurse Practitioner (NP)/ Physician Assistant (PA)- Urgent Care

POSITION SUMMARY:

 

The Nurse Practitioner functions under the direction of the Medical Director or his/her designee in the Family Practice and Women’s Health departments. The Advance Practice Nurse is a self-directed nurse practitioner with advanced knowledge, skill and competence in a defined area of nursing practice. The individual functions as an educator, consultant, and coordinator of care and is a primary provider of care for a select group of patients.

The ANP is responsible to a designated physician for supervision of patient case management/prescription writing.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1. 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.

 

1. Quality Improvement and Research
   • Validate that clinical practice meets established standards through
   • participation in department and unit based quality improvement projects.
   • Utilize quality improvement data and research findings to enhance client care.

1. Educator
   • Provide client and family teaching focused on current treatment and
   • procedures as well as health promotion and illness/injury prevention.
   • Educate nursing staff, other disciplines, and/or community agencies when
   • necessary to effect optimal client care.
   • Contribute to the education of nursing students with primary focus on role
   • and/or area of specialization.
   • In collaboration with nursing leadership, participate in the development of
   • clinical competencies and practice standards related to the care of specialty client population.
2. Professional Development
   • Participate in professional, community, or governmental organizations that
   • function to advance the nursing profession and/or improve health care delivery to consumers.
   • Identify own learning needs and assume responsibility for maintaining current
   • knowledge and competency in clinical practice specialty.
   • Complete the annual mandatory trainings, eg. Safety review, Infection Control
   • standards.
   • Participate as a committee member/chairperson when requested.
   • Maintains and provides upon request required records for the purposes of
   • credentialing and privileging with hospitals and/or insurances.
   • Attends required meetings.

 

1. Other Duties
   • Other Duties and/or location 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. Spanish & Haitian Creole preferred.

 

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods.

Must be able to lift 10-25 pounds.

Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading and computer use.