Registered Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Advance Practice Provider (Registered Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Department : Medical

Reports To : Chief Medical Officer

FLSA Status : Full-time, Exempt

Summary

The candidate is an experienced family nurse practitioner or physician assistant, who acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required. In order to work at this level, Georgia State Medical Board requirements must be met. To provide comprehensive primary health care to the patients of the School Based Health Centers and the Community Health Center.

Areas of Responsibility

Patient Care :

• Make professionally autonomous decisions for which he / she is accountable
• Provide a first point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan
• Initiate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings / reports for the purpose of patient care
• As an independent prescriber or when prescribed under MD : to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework
• Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualized patient care
• Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, developing where appropriate an on-going plan of care / support, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care
• Promote health and well-being using health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills
• Refer patients directly to other services / agencies as appropriate
• Take the practice lead in developing and delivering specialist primary care services, such as long-term disease management (diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease and hypertension)
• Work with nursing, medical and health care assistant colleagues to ensure that Evidence Based Care (e.g. coronary heart disease / Older People / Diabetes / Mental Health) are being delivered
• Work with multi-disciplinary team within the practice, and across the wider primary care spectrum to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care
• Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery
• Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient / family-centered strategies to address them
• Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services

Clinic Operations :

Skills and Qualifications

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Must possess above average command of speaking and writing skills.

REASONING ABILITY : Must be able to exercise sound judgment and concrete thinking when on the spot decision making is required. Ability to seek supervision for emergencies and unusual circumstances. Must be able to participate in regularly scheduled meetings.

A list of physical demands, equipment, & work environment demands can be reviewed in Human Resources. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.