AICA - NP-C Nurse Practitioner
Company: AICA Orthopedics
Location: Clarkdale
Posted on: October 19, 2024
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Job Description:
NP-C Nurse Practitioner With the supervision of the Physician,
the NP-C will perform complete histories and physicals on a patient
to establish and record the patient's current health status, to
develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan, and to provide
continuing medical care. The role will provide outpatient-based
care to patients with acute health conditions. The NP will practice
in a setting that requires the performance of diagnostic and
therapeutic interventions to manage acute painful conditions.
Position Duties: Conducts thorough medical histories, performs
complete physical examinations (where indicated), initiates
appropriate lab, radiology tests or other special tests required
for evaluation of acute pain source, and scrutinizes lab data on
new and former clinic patients to establish a record of the
patient's current health status and to develop a working diagnosis
and treatment plan with direct review by a physician Must be able
to work with autonomy within state law, under the direction of
supervising physician Performs and interprets, at least to the
point of recognizing deviations from the normal, common laboratory,
radiological, and other routine diagnostic procedures used to
identify pathophysiologic processes Performs routine procedures
such as trigger point and major joint injections Educates patients
regarding their treatment plan Familiarity with interventional pain
management procedures performed by the pain management physician,
including spinal and joint injections Assists with record keeping,
completes appropriate patient medical chart documentation,
transcribes lab data and routine correspondence, as directed and
reviewed by a physician Refers patients to physicians as
appropriate for consultation or for specialized interventional pain
procedures or to surgeons for surgical intervention Ensures
continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and
other members of the multi-disciplinary care team or with other
specialty areas as necessary Participates in quality monitoring
through the review of records and treatment plans for patient
outcomes on a periodic basis to assure quality care Demonstrates a
high standard of moral and ethical behavior. Demonstrates
compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent
patient care Position Expectations: To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and/or Experience: Graduate of an approved Nurse
Practitioner Program with a master's degree in nursing A minimum of
1-2-year Interventional pain management experience preferred A
minimum of 1-2 years of orthopedic experience preferred Must have
current state (Georgia) licensure and physician assistant or nurse
practitioner certification Must have prescriptive authority for
licensure and current DEA license to prescribe Proficient at
trigger point injections Proficient at ordering Interventional
Spine Procedures Current ACLS and BLS license Demonstrated
competency and the ability to perform advanced assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment plan development and invasive procedures
as per clinical privileges. Communication Skills: Strong customer
service skills Good verbal, written, and interpersonal
communication skills Ability to maintain good relationships with
providers and coworkers Ability to effectively give and receive
information from patients, providers, and other clinic employees
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to
carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to manage time efficiently Computer Skills: Prior
experience with EMR required, working knowledge of NextGen a plus
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office PC proficiency and data entry
skills Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job,
the employee is regularly required to talk or hear The employee
frequently is required to stand and occasionally sit The employee
is occasionally required to walk and use hands to finger, handle,
or feel The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10
pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision and
distance vision Functional: Clinic Reports To : Clinic Director
Salary: Hourly ; Exempt Bonus Potential: Per KPI Metrics s-p-m1 By
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