A Primary Care Nurse Practitioner provides primary care and nursing care to patients. Performs physical exams, orders diagnostic tests, and provides medications. Works in a physician's office or other healthcare facility, under the direction of a physician. Performs work similar to that of a physician assistant but has different medical training and degree.
To improve lives by providing convenient, comprehensive, high-quality healthcare to every person in every community that we serve.
Our Vision:
CCHN will maintain its position as the leading community health center in the state and become a model for all other healthcare organizations to follow.
MAJOR FUNCTION
Provides nursing care within the scope of a NJ licensed Nurse Practitioner Assess the bio/psycho/social/spiritual health status of individual clients and families through history taking, data collection, and physical exam Assists staff nurses to facilitate care for walk-in patients Completes accurate documentation according to site specific standards Works in collaboration with staff, physicians, allied health professionals, and others to implement the patients plan of care Provides pharmacological care within the scope of a NJ Certified Nurse Practitioner Participates in annual update of joint practice protocols as per NJ Board of Nursing guidelines Prescribes or make judgments regarding pharmacologic agents and therapeutic devices Dispenses/Administers/Prescribes medications according to policy & protocol Provides nurse practitioner care within the scope of a NJ Certified Nurse Practitioner Recognizes and manages deviations from health Recognizes patients whose problem is out of scope of practice and obtain appropriate care Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered Follows up on laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered Communicates with patient to arrive at mutually agreed upon plan of care to include actual and potential health problems, both medical and nursing in nature Evaluation and revision of patient plan of care is ongoing Provides health education Informs, teaches and guides clients/families to assume responsibility for management of their own health Individualizes education to facilitate patient independence and optimize patient self care Educates patients on pharmacological agents, therapeutic devices, laboratory or diagnostic testing Promotes health education for groups of patients, families, staff, agencies, communities, and organizations pertinent to area of specialty as appropriate to program Provides referral and case management Refers patients to internal resources according to program standards, protocol, or physician consultation Refers patients for specialty care as per program standards, protocol, or physician consultation Refers patients to primary care as appropriate Follows up on referrals according to site specific standards Case manages client care according to program standards and patients plan of care Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
Unrestricted license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant from the State Board in New Jersey and official recognition from the same State Board to practice as a Nurse Practitioner Employee shall maintain registration including prescriptive authorization with the New Jersey Board of medical Examiners, Maintain Board Certification Maintain Active CPR Ability to stand, swift waling, lifting, moving patients as needed The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.
