Other Nurse Practitioner
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Contract: 6+ Months Shift: 8 am 4:30 pmJob Summary: • Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure.• Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.• Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions.• Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients.• Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or medical issues.• Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.• Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting.Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.• Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.Maintains required medical records.• Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards.• Documents assessments & diagnostic impressions including treatment plans & follow up parameters.• Cooperates monthly with institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or agency equivalent for medical quality oversight.• Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.• Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings:• Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer.Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.• Attends quarterly medical meetings.• Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding health maintenance & promotion & identifies health risk factors.• Attends in-services &/or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as nurse practitioner.Requirement: • Nurse Practitioner License of OH state • CPR/BLS• Covid vaccination card 22nd Healthcare LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.