Peds NP

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Relations:
1. Obtains complete medical history from patient, and/or family, and/or previous medical record, etc.
2. Explains treatment to patients, and families.
3. Provides culturally sensitive health education and counseling for patients, parents, and teachers as deemed appropriate.

Staff Relations/Team Building:
1. Consults with physicians and other members of the health care team as necessary. Acts to facilitate communication between the members of the health care  team, including clinical and non-clinical staff.
2. Performs other necessary duties as required by the Johnson Health Center to meet the goal of providing primary health care services.

Clinical Duties:
1. Assesses, diagnoses, implements treatment, evaluates and monitors patients' health status.
2. Performs complete physical examinations on patients.
3. Orders routine and diagnostic lab and x-ray studies based on clinical guidelines and medical judgment.
4. Diagnoses acute and chronic illness on the basis of clinical findings, laboratory and x-ray reports and/or the results of other diagnostic procedures according to approved protocols.
5. Formulates, initiates and monitors patient management plans for patients assigned to the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, using protocols and/or consultation with a supervising physician.
6. Provide routine preventive physical examinations including EPSDT exams for school-aged children.
7. Refers patients requiring hospitalization or assessment and management of conditions to supervising physicians, emergency department physicians, or appropriate specialists.
8. Renders emergency care and treatment including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, starting I-V fluids, and ordering of appropriate emergency medications. Sutures lacerations and addresses acute orthopedic injury with splinting if within provider’s scope of care.                                                                                                    9. Stresses the importance of preventive health care measures.
10. Performs other necessary duties as required by the Johnson Health Center to meet the goals of providing primary health care.
11. Physical attendance is an essential element of the job and necessary to perform the essential functions of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner position.

Administrative Duties:
1. Reviews other providers’ notes as per the “Chart Review Policy” of the Johnson Health Center.
2. Maintains all patient records to comply with required standards, reviews records regularly and obtains physician counter signatures where necessary.

Performance Improvement Activities:
1. Attends all medical staff meetings and participates in the Johnson Health Center QI program.

Safety/Infection Control Activities:
1. Attends all mandatory OSHA infection control seminars, and follows general OSHA
guidelines for infection control, including “Universal Precautions.”
2. Abides by all Johnson Health Center infection control policies, including acute response
measures in the setting of a public health concern or disease outbreak.

Other Functions:
1. Employee will abide by the Code of conduct as documented in the Corporate Compliance Manual.
2. Must demonstrate a personal and professional commitment to Johnson Health Center and its mission.
3. Treats all patients and staff with dignity and respect, mindful of the cultural differences of the diverse population we serve.
4. Assure that any job functions that are added or changed as organizational needs require by Management are performed accurately, completely and efficiently.
5. Keep professional licenses required for the position current and up to date. Obtain all continuing education required for license renewal.

JHC Core Values:

Staff members must actively demonstrate dedication and commitment to the core values of JHC.
1. Respect - We value and respect each patient, their family, ourselves, and each other. 
2. Integrity - We are committed to doing the right thing every time. 
3. Excellence - We will pursue excellence each and every day in activities that foster, teamwork, quality improvement, patient care, innovation, and efficiencies.
4. Innovation - We value creativity, flexibility, and continuous improvement efforts. 
5. Teamwork- We understand that teamwork is the essence of our ability to succeed. 

Reporting Relationships:
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner reports to, is supervised by, and is evaluated by the Director of Family Medicine. 

Evaluation:
The evaluation of work performance will be on-going, and will be carried out by the Medical Director. It will include the specific duties and responsibilities of this position description plus employee attitude and general working behavior. Formal evaluation will normally be performed annually, but may be initiated at other times by the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or the designated supervising physician. 

Qualifications:
1. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, a Nurse Practitioner program recognized by the Board of Nursing or from a program otherwise designated for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners which has been approved by the State Board of Nursing.
2. The ability to relate with effectiveness to patients and providers.
3. Must be qualified in Basic Life Support techniques.
4. Sufficient experience to carry out the duties of this position.
5. Must obtain certification from American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, or the American Nurses Credentialing Center through the American Nurses Association within 9 months of employment to avoid potential reduction in employment status and compensation.