Family Nurse Practitioner

Family Nurse Practitioner

Job at Southeast Community Health Systems.

Responsible for providing primary healthcare to patients and families, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education and counseling. Works under direct supervision of a physician following established guidelines as required and within established scope of practice.

• Demonstrates ability to perform physical exams on all patients, neonate through the geriatric population.
• Obtains and documents patient’s medical history. Identifies health risk factors.
• Demonstrates ability to diagnose and treat common acute illnesses.
• Demonstrates ability to diagnose and treat chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests within established scope of practice and consults with medical director or specialists, e.g., laboratory work, x-rays.
• Provides well childcare; women's healthcare, family planning, and prenatal care as approved under delineation of privileges.
• Demonstrates ability to prescribe medications pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy and Drug Enforcement Agency and non-pharmacological therapies based on the patient's diagnoses, health history and age.
• Encourages positive health behaviors for maintenance of health and prevention of disease via education and counseling.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned.

• Education: Master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner's Program
• Experience: Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license in the State of Louisiana (or valid compact state) in good standing.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Other Requirements:
  • Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
  • Able to perform minor office surgeries, apply splints, I&D.
  • BLS/ACLS Certification required.
  • Current, valid DEA and CDS licenses required (for applicable specialties).

$90,000 - $120,000 annually

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care

Location:

Zachary, LA