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The Prince George's County Health Department is seeking qualified individuals to fill a Nurse Practitioner I/II, grade A23/25, for the Family Health Services /Clinical Care Services Reproductive Health Care Division (RHRC).
About the Position:
This is entry level specialized professional community health nursing work providing direct primary care, comprehensive nursing, therapeutic and preventive health care services in an expanded nurse role as a nurse practitioner to individuals, families and groups. A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (R.N.) who has advanced education and clinical training in a health care specialty area. Such specialty areas include, but are not limited to: Adult Health; Family Health; Pediatrics; Women's/Ob Gyn Health (Mid wife).
Work is done in accordance with the Maryland Nurse Practice Act Code of Maryland Regulations: Practice of the Nurse Practitioner. Upon the satisfactory completion of a one (1) year probationary period, entry level incumbents may be non competitively promoted to the II full performance level at Managements' discretion.
About the Agency:
The Prince George's County Health Department's (PGCHD) vision is that all Prince Georgians are their healthiest at every age and every stage. Their mission is to lead, engage, and empower our community to work collaboratively towards disease prevention, health equity, and total well-being. The PGCHD works to protect and support the public’s health through numerous services that range from restaurant inspections and disease tracking to care coordination and health promotion.
Key Responsibilities:
- Obtains a comprehensive health history from patient or family, records findings and makes critical evaluation of patient health status.
- Performs a detailed examination and assessment on patients and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings.
- Evaluates and reviews findings with physician and decides which patients need additional care either within or outside the scope of Health Department services.
- Identifies and manages acute and chronic illness in accordance with established medical protocols.
- Provides emergency care or crisis intervention in the absence of the physician.
- Provides follow up care of clients who have been diagnosed and treated by the physician and referred to the nurse practitioner.
- Formulates and implements plan of care which may involve various forms of treatment and prescribed medications; recommends follow up care and makes referrals as needed.
- Maintains current clinical and nursing records.
- Serves as a consultant to other health care providers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduation from a National League for Nursing accredited college or university or an equivalent program as determined by the Maryland State Board of Nursing examiners with a Bachelors Degree in nursing OR
- Masters Degree in public health, community health nursing or other appropriate nursing specialty PLUS
- Successful completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program.
An equivalent combination of experience and training will be considered for the Master's degree, but not for the successful completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program.
EACH APPLICANT MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION WHICH CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Epic EMR patient records.
Job Location: Cheverly Health Center, 3003 Hospital Drive, Cheverly, MD
Conditions of Employment:
- Possess and maintain a current Nurse Practitioner License issued by The Maryland Board of Nursing.
- Pass a thorough background investigation.
- Pass an employment physical.
- Possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
Upon the satisfactory completion of a one (1) year probationary period, entry level incumbents may be non-competitively promoted to the level II full performance level at Managements' discretion.
ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Eligibility to Work: Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to provide and verify authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS: If you are a current Prince George's County Government employee and seeking a promotion, in accordance with Section 16-200 of the Personnel Law, you have the right to appeal a rejection rating within five (5) working days of receiving a rejection notice. Union employees should refer to their respective collective bargaining agreement and/or union representative for their grievance procedure.
Prince George's County Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.
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