Provides patient care services, including assessing and managing patients in the outpatient and/or inpatient environment, by following established standards and practices within the practice specific specialty.
Education • * Minimum
- Master Degree in Nursing
- Preferred:
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
Registration/Certification/Licensure
Current PA RN and CRNP licenses, ACLS, and Act 33/73 clearances. Individual must meet the credentialing requirements of the Medical Staff Office.
Experience • * Minimum
- None
- Preferred:
- One year experience working as a CRNP.
Other Requirements: N/A
Status: Exempt
Physical Requirements
- The following frequency definitions apply to all
- Physical
- Requirements unless otherwise noted:
- Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
- Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
- Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
- NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
- Non-Material Handling
- Standing - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - FREQUENT
- Walking - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - FREQUENT
- Sitting - Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL
- Stooping - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL
- Bending - To flex the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
- Twisting - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
- Climbing - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL
- Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A
- Stairs - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL
- Kneeling - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL
- Squatting - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL
- Crouching - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL
- Crawling - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - N/A
- Reaching Horizontal - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - FREQUENT
- Reaching Overhead - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
- Grasping - Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT
- Finger Manipulation - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT
- Seeing - Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
- Hearing - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
- Repetitive Upper Extremity Use - Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A
- Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A
- Material Handling
- Pushing - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person
- Occasional
- 50# - > 100#
- Pulling - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person
- Occasional
- 50# - > 100#
- Lift - Floor to Waist
- Occasional
- 20# - 50#
- Lift - Waist to shoulder
- Occasional
- Up to 20#
- Lift - Shoulder to overhead
- Occasional
- Up to 20#
- Carrying - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)
- Occasional
- Up to 20#
- Environmental Factors
- Working alone - OCCASIONAL
- Working in cramped quarters - N/A
- Constant interruptions - FREQUENT
- Working with hands in water - OCCASIONAL
- Use of power tools - OCCASIONAL
- Working on ladders/scaffolding - N/A
- Exposure to vibration - N/A
- Exposure to dust - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to noise (constant) - N/A
- Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing - N/A
- Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - OCCASIONAL
- Working with bloodborne pathogens - CONSTANT
- Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand
- Physical Demand
Met Level: Examples of similar activity intensity
Sedentary to Light
0 - 3.5
Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.
Medium
3.6 - 6.3
House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).
Heavy to Very Heavy
> 6.4
- Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.
- As relates to this position:
- Sedentary to Light - CONSTANT
- Medium - FREQUENT
- Heavy to Very Heavy - OCCASIONAL
