Nurse Practitioner

Duties:
•    Assuring delivery of quality care services to all patients in a respectful and professional manner.
•    Contributes to physician's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing physician directives.
•    Assesses patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.
•    Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
•    Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunisations; suturing; managing wounds and infections.
•    Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens; giving normal growth and development information; providing counselling on emotional problems of daily living; promoting wellness and health maintenance.
•    Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
•    Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
•    Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
•    Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
•    Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
•    Develops health care team staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.
•    Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.