Nurse Practitioner Job Scottsdale area,Arizona USA,Nursing

Overview

Salary: $ - $ Annually

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number:

Department: Health & Human Services

Opening Date: 02/01/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Definition

Under general supervision from the Service Line Chief for Primary Care and administrative direction by the Director of Health Services in the Health and Human Services Department, provides preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic health care services to members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) and other qualified Native Americans in the health center walk-in clinic, primary care clinic, home or community settings as directed.

This job class is treated as FLSA Exempt.

Essential Functions

Essential functions may vary among positions and may include the following tasks, knowledge, abilities, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions in this classification.

Examples of Tasks

Provides diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic health services to patients and family members in the clinic, walk-in clinic, home or community settings as directed.

Obtains health history from each patient.

Conducts health intake questionnaires, performs physical examinations and orders necessary laboratory tests as needed.
Physical exams may include:
Evaluation of the body and its functions using inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, collection of specimens for laboratory examination.
Carefully documents history, all findings, treatments and education provided in accordance with current medical practice standards.

Interprets results of laboratory, x-ray and other results.

Diagnoses and treats illnesses within current professional standards for Nurse Practitioners, conferring with Physicians and specialists as needed.
Initiates actions for further tests and procedures as needed.

Distinguishes between normal and abnormal findings to recognize various stages of serious physical, emotional or mental problems.

Observes appropriate medical practices applied to stabilize chronically ill persons.
Adjusts treatment within established standards of practice.
Refers difficult or complicated cases to physicians or other health care providers as appropriate.
Confers with, and informs, primary care physicians and specialists as needed to provide quality patient care.

Writes prescriptions for medications within Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice.

Instructs patients in the proper use of medications and possible side effects.
Dispenses non-prescription medicines and other items as needed.
Monitors medication administration for reactions and side effects in accordance with pharmaceutical information and medical history.

Provides education to patients concerning their illnesses, ways to maintain and/or improve their health and researches responses to questions from patients.

Provides guidance in child growth and development as well as in child rearing and other appropriate parenting skills for family members.

Obtains health and developmental history from parent of patient.
Records findings and makes critical evaluations.
Performs or requests special screening and developmental tests, laboratory tests or other diagnostic measures and interprets the results.

Provides emergency services as needed to stabilize patient for transport to hospital facility.

Provides emergency services or crises intervention in the absence of the Physician in order to stabilize the patient for transport.
Ensures appropriate arrangements are made within emergency treatment guidelines.

Provides direct medical care in the presence of illness or disability in order to maintain life, provide comfort, reduce distress and enhance coping ability.

Maintains records and reports on patients, program activities and status and other required information for use in program operation, quality assurance and other purposes.

May delegate appropriate components of nursing regimen and clerical regimen to allied personnel to improve clinic operation.

Maintains knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing education.

Attends and participates in staff meetings and staff in-service education.
Participates in, and conducts, studies relevant to health care needs of patients.
May serve in a teaching capacity in the development of other health care workers.

Plans and participates with other professionals and agencies involved in providing services to families and, where appropriate, coordinates health care and services required to include immunization and disease contact, environmental health and health education.

Performs procedures that are recognized as appropriate for treatment, or alleviation, of medical conditions and/or their symptoms. These are done within a scope the provider is comfortable with, and has been granted privileges to perform.

Performs other job related duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer, Division Chief of Primary Care, or HHS Director.

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