What are the responsibilities and job description for the Primary Care Nurse Specialist position at BJC HealthCare?
About the Role
The Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) position at BJC HealthCare requires a highly skilled professional to deliver patient care in a primary care clinic setting.
This role involves assessing, diagnosing, and initiating treatment plans within the scope of a formal collaborative practice agreement with a primary care physician.
Patient care is performed with considerable independence, guided by physician-approved protocols, and evaluated through chart review, consultations, and observation of results under the general medical direction of an Internal Medicine/Family Medicine physician.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage Patient Populations: Participate in professional development, manage health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
- Coordinate Care: Coordinate 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.
- Assess Development Needs: Assess development needs of staff and develop and deliver appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.
Minimum Requirements
- Education: Master's Degree - Nursing
- Experience: Less than 2 years
- Licenses & Certifications: Nurse Practitioner, RN
