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Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides clinical services in the inpatient setting. The NP is actively involved in providing comprehensive care and education and participates in the review and development of specific policies, procedures, and practice guidelines. The incumbent in this position must be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and an understanding of the interdependent roles of various allied health professions. The NP will assess physical, psychosocial, cognitive, and functional components, develop a treatment plan, order and interpret diagnostic components of the plan, and prescribe non-pharmacological and pharmacological agents. The NP functions professionally under a practice agreement with the supervising physician and operationally under the Mary Washington Medical Group.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
In collaboration with physician, demonstrates the ability to communicate with patients and family members about diagnosis, testing, and risk of procedures.
Performs comprehensive health assessments for the purpose of diagnosing and treating individuals.
Formulates appropriate treatment plans to include appropriate diagnostics; identifies non-pharmacological interventions, appropriate pharmacological agents and education. The plan is based on mutually established priorities to maximize the heath potential of the patient.
Provides relevant patient and family education; makes appropriate referrals to other professional and community agencies.
Orders and provides preliminary interpretation of diagnostic studies.
Prescribes non-pharmacological therapies and pharmacological agents within the defined scope of service and according to guidelines established by the supervising physician.
Demonstrates the ability to use effective organizational/prioritization problem-solving and decision-making abilities in practice.
Provides emergency treatments and initiates emergency life saving measures per ACLS guidelines.
Meets all the requirements of the practice agreement with the supervising physician under the regulations and requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Delineation of Privileges:
Obtain, record and dictate medical histories
Perform, record and dictate physical examinations
Make daily rounds, record progress notes, write comfort and diet orders, order laboratory tests and non-invasive examinations, write approved orders, and change dressings
Clinical procedures:
Apply and change dressings
Remove sutures and staples
Perform venipunctures
Insert IV needles/catheters, midlines and PICC lines, and sheaths
Catheterize urinary bladder
Pass nasogastric tubes
Place and remove chest tubes and monitoring lines
Irrigate chest tubes and catheters
Assess I&O; remove drainage catheters as indicated
Perform thyroid biopsies and fine needle aspirations
Perform thoracentesis and paracentesis
Assess IR surgical site
Assess pulse pre/post IR procedure
Communication:
Educate patient/family regarding disease, procedures, medication, nutrition, healthcare, and post-discharge care
Dictate letters to physicians, patients
Act as liaison between patients and physicians
Act as liaison between nursing and physicians
Request consults from health agencies and act as liaison
Make and receive phone calls to/from patients, physicians and nurses for information, advise, triage
Other:
Maintain statistics
Complete appropriate forms (i.e., insurance, home health)
Maintain written material; teach devices and special equipment for use of personnel and patients
Qualifications:
MSN required
Registered Nurse licensed to practice in Virginia or eligible required
Current Virginia state certification as a Nurse Practitioner required
AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire
ACLS required at hire
Minimum of three years recent relevant advanced practice experience required (i.e., Med/Surg, IR, Cardiology, Critical Care)
Ability to work effectively in emergency situations and under stress
Proficient leadership skills
Ability to work cooperatively/collaboratively as part of a team, developing productive working relationships with diverse groups of people
As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
Job Info:
Company: Mary Washington HealthCare
Position: Family Practice/Primary Care Physician Assistant
Work Location: Fredericksburg
Country: US
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