POSITION SUMMARY:

The Nurse Practitioner is a licensed independent practitioner who is responsible for managing health problems and coordinating health care for clinic patients in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations and the nursing standards of care (assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status). Clinical management is conducted in collaboration with other health care team members, and the scope of practice established by a protocol with a licensed medical doctor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Strategic Leadership

• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving in the first assisting role.
• Keeps up to date with medical developments, treatment, and medication. 

Operational Excellence

• Responds to problems of infant, children, and adolescent patients by referring to their history, carrying out diagnosis, treatment, counseling and referral, where necessary. 
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Explains procedures or prescribed treatments to patients and their parents and/or guardians. 

Collaboration and Reporting

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates staff, patient, and family decision making by providing educational tools and patient engagement. 

Compliance

• Always maintain confidentiality and impartiality. 
• Follows and promotes safeguards for the organization and patients’ data and security needs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), as well as exceptional people skills.
• Exceptional counseling and listening skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while working professionally, courteously, collaboratively, and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Ability to build partnerships with management, staff, and stakeholders to achieve department and organizational goals and objectives.
• Compassionate nature with the ability to make patients feel at ease. 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Licensure.
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification in Family Medicine, preferred.
• Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), preferred.
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in Pediatrics, preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

General office working conditions. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. 

While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The associate must occasionally lift and or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust.

to focus. Frequent travel is required, often up to several hours of driving per day. Ability to travel to, attend, and conduct sales presentations. Manual dexterity is required to use desktop computers and peripherals. Exposure to variable weather conditions is likely. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of his job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.