Nurse Practitioner

PURPOSE: The Nurse Practitioner provides primary and/or specialty nursing and/or medical care in a variety of healthcare settings. Functions in collaborations with a physician according to a standard care arrangement and specialty certification. Practice emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic health care problems. Certifications may include; adult, family, pediatrics and women’s health. Must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. Must be able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
1. Strong interpersonal skills, ability to effectively communicate.
2. Exemplify teamwork.
3. Strong analytical and problem-solving skill.
4. Possess creativity (thinking out of the box).
5. The ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
6. High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results- orientation.

ABILITY TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY
1. Acts in patient’s best interest of the Agency, Patients and Staff without waiting for direction.
2. Available and able to respond to patient crises – can identify and assess the situation and diffuse as appropriate.

RESPONSIBILITY OF CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS:
• All patient care and program activity is confidential. Violation of confidential matters is grounds for immediate dismissal.

INTEGRITY AND TRUST
Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner, keeps confidences, admits mistakes, doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

MISSION INTEGRATION
Adheres to the Mission of the CHC during both good and bad times; is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of the CHC mission (provide quality services in a supportive environment to all people); acts in line with the values of the mission; practices what he/she preaches. The Development Director assists the CEO and Board of Directors to mobilize resources and steward them faithfully so that organization meets its strategic goal to provide quality medical care and ancillary services to its patients.

TEAM RELATIONS
Understands and supports the team approach; A team player and is cooperative. Easily gains trust and support of peers; Encourages collaboration; must have the ability to be candid with Peers; Fosters open dialogue; create a feeling of belonging to the team.

Responsibilities:
• Assess health status by obtaining relevant health and medical history
• Performs a physical examination based upon the age and patient history as per the Standard Care Arrangement with a collaborating physician
• Identifies significant health and medical risk factors
• Orders, interprets and evaluates laboratory test and other diagnostic studies to assess patient’s clinical problems and health care needs
• Develops a diagnosis by analyzing and synthesizing collected data
• In collaboration with the physician, develops a treatment plan along with the patient and significant others
• Performs diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification, law and C.W. Williams center privileges
• May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through North Carolina Board of Nursing and C. W. Williams policy
• Develops patient education plan
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements/Skills:
• Master’s Degree in Nursing, preferred
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Two years clinical nursing experience preferred
• Licensed as RN in state of North Carolina
• National certification as Nurse Practitioner by nationally accredited organization
• Current certificate of authority by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, certificate to prescribe preferred
• EMR is strongly preferred
• Must have proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook, Excel, Access or Lotus spreadsheet and database