- Education: Master's degree in nursing
- Experience: Required to demonstrate clinical competency within the past two years
- Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a nurse practitioner.
- Certification: Active Basic Life Support.
- Acute Care & Adult Nurse Practitioners - Certified in the specialty required by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Family Practice Nurse Practitioners - Certified in the specialty required by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioners - Certified in the specialty required by the National Certification Corporation (NCC) for the obstetric, gynecologic, and primary care to women).
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Assesses women and develops a plan of care based on the physical and psychosocial status and needs of the patient/family, using knowledge of the full range of community health nursing principles, practices, and procedures; knowledge of and ability to treat chronic gynecology health problems; ability to counsel and teach; ability to assess and treat minor illnesses; ability to provide preventive care; ability to take medical histories; knowledge of professional nursing principles; and knowledge of and ability to provide uncomplicated obstetric care.
- Diagnoses minor/acute and chronic OB-GYN conditions and diagnoses and/or screens other conditions as indicated based on scope of practice. Employee uses knowledge of the full range of community health nursing principles, practices, and procedures; knowledge of and ability to treat chronic gynecology health problems; ability to counsel and teach; ability to assess and treat minor illnesses; ability to provide preventive care; ability to take medical histories; knowledge of professional nursing principles.
- Collaborates with physicians regarding patient management, to include evaluating and revising therapeutic plans. Refers high risk, unstable or extremely complex patients to the physicians. Develops a therapeutic environment, which allows patient and families to have confidence in the practitioner. Plans with other health care professionals and agencies involved with providing services to patients and their families and coordinates the care provided. Initiates and receives referrals. Documents in the patient record observations, plans, treatments, teaching, and significant findings. Identifies those components of the care plan, which may be appropriately delegated to other nursing personnel. Ensures proper documentation of lab and radiology results are forwarded to patients in a timely manner as determined by hospital policy.
- Medical Insurance (100% covered by employer)
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401k (non-matching)
- Employee Referral Program
- A wide variety of employee discounts
Nurse Practioner - Goodfellow Afb, TX, United States - Giacare, Inc.
Description
GiaCare is now accepting resumes for a civilian Nurse Practitioner to work full-time in anticipation for a future position at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas.Position Qualifications:
*GiaCare is an equal opportunity employer.