Nurse Practitioner
Job Description
Job Description
Networks Connect Healthcare Staffing is currently conducting a search for a full-time Nurse Practitioner – NP at a free-standing clinic. The ideal candidate is a team player, sees the big picture, has emergency room experience, adaptable, accustomed to multiple issues, has electronic medical records exp, very detailed, in a busy clinic when at compacity. It’s important for the candidates to ‘fit in’ in the culture, flexible, understands, and can easily shift as situations change.
Primary Specialty
Medical-Surgical Unit
Earnings
N/A
Location - In Office
- Franklin, LA
- Houma, LA
Start Date
ASAP
Duration
13 Weeks
Job Type
Contract-to-Hire
Responsibilities
- Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions of Physician
- Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' clinical problems and health care needs
- Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition
- Provides written home-going instructions
- Collaborates with Physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan as necessary
- Prescribes or recommends medications or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures
- Refers patients to Physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment
- Maintains medical records using (In some health centers it may be using Electronic Medical Record software)
- Educates and coaches nursing staff on best nursing practices
- May require other duties as assigned
Requirements
- State Prescriptive Authority (if applicable)
- Master’s degree in science of Nursing (if master’s degree in science certificate does not state Nursing on it then a copy of transcripts is required)
License / Certification
- All nurse practitioner licenses/certificates to practice
- Federal DEA license (matching each state of practice as applicable)
- Current national certification (ANCC or AANP required)
- CPR (BLS for the Healthcare Provider/Professional Rescuer or ACLS-the copy must include the front and back of card as applicable) Certification must include "hands on" evaluation of skills by the trainer/instructor
Category
Nurse Practitioner