What are the responsibilities and job description for the Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner position at South Shore Health?
Job Description Summary
Busy urgent care seeking Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to be responsible for evaluating and treating patients in the urgent care setting. Highly desirable shift-based schedule, including weekend and holiday rotation; closed Christmas and Thanksgiving. Ideal candidate will be collaborative, motivated and have a passion for practice building and creating more convenient access to health care. Advanced Practice Clinicians (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) are critical thinking, multitasking and teamwork are essential.
Job Description
- Arrive each day prepared to work at your scheduled time.
- Be prepared to leave at the end of the day only after patient care is completed (patients registered until closing hour)
- Attend staff meetings and offer suggestions. Listen to others with an open mind.
- Review patient file/record, including allergies, problems, medications, and immunization status.
- Elicit and record information about patients’ medical histories.
- Interview patients concerning their symptoms and conduct a thorough physical examination.
- Order or execute various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patients’ conditions.
- Perform initial “wet read” interpretation of x-rays and initiate clinical interventions as necessary
- Analyze reports and findings of tests and examinations, and diagnose conditions of patients.
- Administer or prescribe treatments.
- Determine and prescribe medication, dosage, and schedule given the patients’ conditions and allergies.
- Discuss any possible side effects to medication or immunization with patients. Be willing to obtain DOT medical examiner certification via online training and pass official examination.
- Prescribe and administer vaccinations to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
- Administer IV, IM, IN and SQ injections as clinically indicated
- Promote health by advising patients about diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
- Perform surgical procedures commensurate with surgical competency.
- Refer patients to primary care physicians or medical specialists for consultation services when necessary for the well-being of the patients.
- Document the patients’ visits including medical history, physical exam, diagnoses, and plan of action.
- Follow-up with patients regarding progress in high risk or emergency cases. Follow-up daily on laboratory tests and X-Rays.
- Conduct physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school/sports/camp or consideration for jobs.
- Maintain a professional appearance.
- Maintain a current CPR certification.
- Understand the concepts of universal precautions, HIPAA and OSHA.
- Be a team player who is equally comfortable working independently.
- Maintain a warm, friendly attitude with excellent patient interaction skills.
- Maintain excellent verbal and communication skills. Be adaptable in different situations. Possess excellent client interaction skills. Be able to multi-task.
- Exhibit Excellent Customer Service; be patient-centric and customer service oriented.
Qualifications
- Extensive Clinical experience Emergency Medicine is required.
- Comfortable with minor surgical procedures, including suturing
- Master of Science in Nursing or Doctoral degree in Nursing required or graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Board Certificate by ANCC or NCCPA
