Family Nurse Practitioner

• 2.
• Education- Appropriately and professionally educates clients and/or families regarding medical condition, treatment, and follow-up.
• Collaborates with clinicians, staff, and students to promote continuity and patient/family centered care.
• Develops educational materials based on learning needs of clinicians, staff, and students.
• Provide education/instruction to physicians, clinical staff, nursing, ancillaries and/or students.
• Actively recognizes and participates in identification and achievement of self-learning needs.
• Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.

• 3.
• Leadership- Provides instruction to physicians, clinical staff, nursing, ancillaries and/or students including but not limited to precepting, shadowing, lectures, training classes, CE, rounds, morning report, and or staff meetings.
• Participates in community/network outreach programs.
• Develops/leads community/network outreach programs.
• Demonstrates both an understanding of the contexts and system in which healthcare is provided and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care delivery.
• Leads/participates in systems improvements.

• 4.
• Professionalism- Interacts with patients and families in a respectful, courteous, and timely fashion using appropriate communication for the patient and situation.
• Interacts collaboratively with coworkers, other team members and staff in a respectful, courteous, and timely fashion appropriate to patient care needs and situations.
• Responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems.
• Accepts responsibility for outcomes of one’s work.
• Shares responsibility for overall workload with team members.

• 5.
• Quality/Research- Engages in daily continuous quality improvement by identifying and implementing processes for improvement.
• Consults with management in assessment, problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluating clinical/system issues and models of care.
• Leads interdisciplinary teams to provide integrated delivery of patient care services.
• Initiates and revises protocol(s) or guideline(s) to reflect evidence-based changes in care management Works to influence policy-making bodies to improve patient care.
• Develops new clinical programs or services within the department/unit/clinic to improve patient care.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not oversee staff.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

● Completion of an accredited graduate-level Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) program. ● Licensed as an Advanced Practice Provider (i.e., Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) in the state of North Carolina. Board certification if required by the Department.

Professional Experience Requirements

● Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders ● Demonstrated clinical competency. Effective leadership skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Demonstrated written and verbal communication and strong analytical skills. Effective interaction to ensure the successful care of patients in the clinical setting. Documentation in the medical record to substantiate accurate billing.

• Required Skills/Abilities
• Ability to problem solve;
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with computer applications;
• Must be able to pass a drug screen to be hired;
• Must be able to react and work calmly under pressure;
• Must be able to pass background checks;