Family Nurse Practitioner New

Responsibilities:

FNP Practice and Clinical Preceptor

• Performs history, psychosocial, and physical examinations, diagnosis of acute, chronic, and urgent/episodic primary care conditions, formulates therapeutic plans of care, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic imaging, electrocardiographic exams, medication management and provides education to patients and their families.
• Coordinates the care of patients to provide safe, effective, efficient, and timely patient-centered care. Liaises between clinical staff and consult services. Consults with physicians and other members of the healthcare team regarding the care of patients as appropriate.
• Order therapeutic modalities such as medications, treatments, diagnostic tests, etc.
• Performs primary care procedures
• Provide primary health care maintenance of the population served, including immunizations and recommended health screenings.
• Counsel and instruct patients and significant others as appropriate on medications, disease, procedures, and preventive healthcare.
• Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with policy regarding emergency and consultative call services
• Serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars, conferences, and simulation.
• Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely, and in a timely manner.
• Applies, models, and teaches evidence-based treatment and care in clinical setting.
• Precepts advance practice and pre-licensure nursing students each semester
• Promotes costs savings and optimal patient experience in primary care
• Participates in rapid cycle continuous process improvement
• Participates in data reporting
• Participates in scholarly projects as appropriate
• Preforms other duties as assigned.