Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health

Nurse Practitioner, Outpatient - Women's Health

The Nurse Practitioner, Outpatient is responsible for providing medical care and treatment to patients. Performs physical examinations and preventative health measures within the prescribed guidelines and instructions of the physician. Plans a treatment strategy to meet identified needs, evaluates responses to nursing and medical interventions.

• Patient Care: Provides quality care to patients. Promptly responds to patient calls and messages and ensures same day completion of calls and messages. Maintains accurate patient and business records including the completion of encounters. Observes patients for signs and symptoms of abuse/neglect and reports immediately in accordance with policy. Recognizes emergencies and responds appropriately in adherence to organizational policy and procedure.
  
  Coordinates plans of care, periodically reviews these plans and implements methods to keep the quality of care under constant surveillance.
• Compliance: Stays abreast of all responsibilities required as set forth in any federal and state laws, statutes, or regulations as enacted or may be enacted or amended. Maintains the confidentiality of all patient information as established by the facility’s HIPAA policies and procedures. Maintains the required continuing education hours to assure continued competence.
• Professionalism and Support: Demonstrates professional ownership and commitment to the principles and core values of guest relations. Demonstrates leadership of the clinical team. Communicates with clinic leadership, escalates issues and presents solutions.
• Safety and Infection Control Standards: Assists with compliance to safety, environmental, infection control, quality improvement and other regulatory standards. Implements standard and transmission-based precautions, as outlined in policies. Performs hand hygiene, as outlined in relevant policy. Ensures patient safety during clinic visits, in accordance with appropriate policy. Maintains a clean clinic working environment. Reports any safety hazards or violations in patient or clinic environment to clinic manager or designee.
• Collaboration: Provides input in hiring, disciplinary action and termination decisions of clinical personnel. Attends all daily huddles, staff meetings and provider meetings. Participates in on-going performance improvement activities and initiatives.

• Master's Degree from an approved NP Program required.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association
• Registered Nursing License (RN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Current and unrestricted Controlled Dangerous Substance certificate
• Current and unrestricted DEA registration - LA
• Active Privileges through Medical Staff Office

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