Family Medicine - Flight Medicine - 1 Year Locums Contact - Fairfield, California!

 Provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner services in accordance with
privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical
care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any
and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as
indicated).
 Technically direct and teach other staff, provide evidenced-based educational lectures
and participate in in-service training to staff members.
 Diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor
trauma within accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts,
and/or in consultation with a physician.
 Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive
health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and
counseling.
 Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of
informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the
patient/family and organization.
 Recognize conditions that require isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in
all patient encounters.
 Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous
quality improvement and safety.
 Request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other
health resources as indicated.
 Manages animal bites, bloodborne pathogen exposures, hospital employee health,
and sexually transmitted disease prevention and treatment programs IAW Centers
for Disease Control, DoD, and Air Force guidelines and regulations
 Order diagnostic tests as applicable.
 Prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and
Therapeutics Committee.
 Promote preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals,
positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
 Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all
established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment
facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.
 Assesses patients.
 Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people
for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for
teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization. Effectively uses
appropriate communication format in addressing professional issues.
 Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both
written and electronic, of all activity in accordance with requirements.
 Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and react quickly in emergency
situations.
 Completes orientation and competency verification programs in accordance with
(IAW) unit guidelines.
 Participates in the orientation of newly assigned personnel, as appropriate.
 Serves and participates in committees, functions and other meetings as directed.
Provides relevant and timely information to these groups, and assists with
decision-making and process improvement. Participates in customer service
initiatives, and medical readiness activities, designed to enhance health services.
 Ensures a safe work environment, employee safe work habits and patient safety
IAW regulatory agencies, infection control policies, and process improvement
initiatives
 Perform deployment health assessment services that comply with Department of
Defense and Air Force deployment health policy and guidance, to include required
standards of care and clinical practice guidelines
 Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and become proficient in the
use of the following computer systems: Composite Health Care Systems (CHCS) –
Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA),
Aeromedical Services Information Management System (ASIMS), and Preventive
Health Assessment and Individual Medical Readiness (PIMR).
 Possible to telework at the Flt/CC’s discretion.