Family Nurse Practitioner - Tucson, AZ, United States - Cottonwood Tucson

Description

The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing general medical care and treatment to clients, under the direction of physician.

Performs history, physical examinations, and preventive health measures on assigned clients; provides consultation and liaison throughout the facility; Works collaboratively with the medical/clinical staff under the guidelines of state licensure for Nurse Practitioners.

Gathers, develops, and evaluates age-appropriate history and physical (H&P) client data in collaboration with client, family and health care team for physician's use in treating clients.

• Establishes priorities in planning and organizing client care based on H&P assessment. Encourages family involvement in client care. Assists in client teaching as it relates to managing medical needs or medication education.
• Diagnoses and treats acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.
• Assists the physician with the clinical operation of the program
• Documents pertinent data including assessment, interventions, and evaluations. Charts clinical observation (direct or through dictation), evaluations and treatment of client in required time according to facility guidelines.
• Collaborates with physicians and other staff on establishing realistic outcome goals as needed.
• Implements appropriate health care interventions as needed, using appropriate guidelines of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) prescriptive practice.
• Reviews medical reports released under the name of the Facility for assigned clients.
• Provides guidance to the clinical staff working with assigned clients to assure that quality of care is provided.
• Provides on-call responsibilities on scheduled basis directed by medical staff.
• Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. Master of Science of Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing required.
• Experience in prescribing basic psychotropic medications that would ordinarily be managed in a primary care setting.
• Clinical experience working with the client population of the facility; ability to demonstrate knowledge of concepts of limit setting, therapeutic boundaries, crisis management, therapeutic treatment, environment, and client care required.
• One or more years' experience as an RN with the client population of the facility line of business required.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

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