Position Summary
The Nurse Practitioner functions under the direction of the Medical Director or his/her designee in the Urgent Care Department. 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
- 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.
- Make appropriate internal/external referrals, and effectively utilize 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, e.g. Safety review, Infection Control standards.
- Participate as a committee member/chairperson when requested.
- Maintain and provide upon request required records for the purposes of credentialing and privileging with hospitals and/or insurances.
- Attend required meetings.
Other duties and/or other departments/locations as applies.
Requirements
Qualifications & Skills
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 (at least 50% of the time)
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and load onto shelves
- Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading and computer use