Duties will include: performing physical examinations and preventive health measures; ordering, interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests; recording physical findings and formulating plans and prognosis based on the patient's condition; prescribing or recommending medications or other forms of treatment; discussing cases with physicians; and other duties as assigned.
Requirements: Qualified applicants will possess a Master's degree with completion of a primary care Nurse Practitioner program; current Maryland RN licensure or eligibility to obtain Maryland licensure; 3-5 years practical experience.
Essential Functions:
- In clinical collaboration with the attending physician, provides day-to-day organizational and clinical direction and leadership of the healthcare team.
- Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment for patients admitted/scheduled to service/practice setting.
- Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
- Establishes medical diagnosis based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings, with MD collaboration as needed.
- Communicates plan of care with appropriate providers including the attending physician, the primary care provider, the referring provider, the nursing staff, and the case manager.
- Provides formal and informal educational programs for other members of the health care team consistent with evidence-based practice standards.
- Participates in mentoring activities. Precepts students.
- Works with physicians to achieve service-specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
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