Nurse Practitioner

The Nurse Practitioner is directly responsible for obtaining the client's thorough health history, identifying and recognizing the severity of client's chief complaint, performing a complete physical exam, diagnosing condition(s), managing immediate health care needs, implementing a medical management plan that is appropriate/suitable to client's needs, and complete documentation of the above in client's chart. The Nurse Practitioner is authorized to provide medical care without the direct observation and supervision of a Physician. However, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for consulting a Physician for any situation(s) that is deemed to be beyond the scope of practice/experience of the Nurse Practitioner.