STGi is currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide services at our Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
The general duty of the Nurse Practitioner is to provide professional clinical services under the direction of the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Primary Care Provider (PCP). The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who provides a wide range of health services, including urgent and emergent evaluation of episodic and chronic problems; and comprehensive, integrated primary health care which addresses a majority of the client's health care needs on an ongoing basis. The Nurse Practitioner is knowledgeable in the assessment, treatment and evaluation of a comprehensive range of health care problems; emergency measures; preventive health; prescribing medications and other treatments; ordering, conducting, interpreting laboratory, diagnostic studies and procedures; and patient and family education utilizing community, social, and health resources. The Nurse Practitioner maintains knowledge of current practice, acts as role model and mentor to other APRNs, acts as client advocate, and participates in professional activities at local and state level. These duties include:
Provides primary and preventive medical care to meet the needs (physical, mental, and emotional) of patients under a limited scope of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and within his/her skills and training.
Provides medical patient care to the scope and standards of practice established by a nationally recognized credentialing organization representing Nurse Practitioners.
Functions within the scope of practice of the state Nurse Practice Act (NPA), the Joint Commission standards, the VA Medical Center guidelines, and Officer of the Inspector General.
Works closely with the Patient Aliened Care Team (PACT) and extended support staff including daily huddles with the team.
Emphasizes wellness, prevention, and early detection.
Supervises support staff in delivery of care to patients.
Maintains universal precautions and infection control practices.
Provides smooth and timely flow of patients in accordance with the Veteran Administration's (VA) access standards and triage protocol.
Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and assisting during respiratory and cardiac arrest procedures.
Investigates health problems or health needs by gathering and assessing historical information.
Performs a physical examination appropriate to the patient's history.
Diagnoses health problems based on interpretation of the patient's history, physical exam findings, and diagnostic test results.
Develops a treatment plan, tailored to the patient's needs, which includes health education, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment.
Prescribes medications, as appropriate.
Evaluates the results of the treatment plan, modifying the plan as needed to achieve the treatment goals.
Makes referrals for specialty evaluation or treatment.
Directs and coordinates the provision of health care services for patients in primary care, i.e., walk in patients.
Provides a model for clinical practice within the clinic setting.
Sets up and operates therapeutic and emergency equipment, including monitor, electrocardiogram (EKG), oxygen, automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) and portable suction.
Obtains patient history on new and follow-up and record appropriate findings according to VA standards.
Performs initial and periodic physical examinations within limits of privileges and record findings.
Orders diagnostic tests according to the chief complaint, physical and emotional/mental findings and symptoms.
