Family Nurse Practitioner - Evernorth Care Group - Chandler AZ/East Valley Float
Evernorth Care Group, formerly known as Cigna Medical Group, is one of the Valley’s largest multi-specialty group practices with over 20 offices located throughout metropolitan Phoenix.
The Nurse Practitioner will provide advanced nursing care across the continuum of health care services to meet the specialized physiologic and psychological needs of patients with acute, critical, and/or complex chronic health conditions.
The Nurse Practitioner will provide these services at multiple Evernorth clinics within a designated region of the Chandler area to support extended clinician PTO, leaves of absence and vacancies.
Clinical Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
- Performs initial patient screenings, patient history, and physical examinations to determine care plan and/or treat health conditions.
- Updates patient health records and ensures records are accurate at each patient appointment, ensuring continuity of care and ability to collaborate with other health care professionals.
- Analyzes test results and imaging reports to determine the need for follow-up appointments and/or further treatment options.
- Serves as the resource patients need for ongoing care information, counseling, and guidance for patients with critical conditions.
- Performs chronic health assessments to determine health conditions and develop a treatment plan that includes ordering labs, imaging, referrals to specialty, and/or prescribing medication.
- Performs differential medical diagnosis which includes ordering, conducting, and interpreting diagnostic laboratory tests, including radiology studies and EKGs.
- Orders pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments in the direct management of acute and chronic illness.
- Responds to onsite emergencies until EMS can arrive.
- Uses medical training and expertise to respond to the rapidly changing physiologic status of patients.
- Assesses response to therapeutic interventions and recommends continued/change in treatment plan.
- Directs and clinically supervises the work of nurses and other members of the care team.
- Acts in accordance with legal and ethical professional responsibilities.
- Accountable to follow all state laws and report as required.
- Follows roles and functions as outlined by the State Board of Nursing.
Qualifications:
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner required AANP, AANC.
- Graduate of Certified Nurse Practitioner Program (Master’s, post-masters, or doctoral preparation).
- Active and unrestricted AZ license required.
- Prefer more than 3 years of experience working as an NP in a primary care setting.
- Pharmacy and DEA prescription privileges required.
- BLS certification required with ability to utilize an AED, ACLS and PALS preferred.
- Excellent team building skills.
- Good computer skills using MS Office Products and Electronic Health Records systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers.
About Evernorth Health Services:
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We innovate to make the prediction, prevention, and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
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