What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner position at BJC HealthCare?
Job Description
The Nurse Practitioner (Convenient Care) utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill, and competence to deliver the full scope of patient care in a 7 day per week non-emergent convenient care setting. This position assesses, diagnoses, and initiates a patient care treatment plan within the scope of a formal physician collaborative practice agreement.
Responsibilities
- Participates in professional development
- Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.
- Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
- Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
Requirements
- Master's Degree - Nursing(Accredited NP Program)
- <2 years experience as FNP required
