Nurse Practitioner

Job summary
In collaboration with the physician/medical director, assumes clinical responsibility for tasks performed within Nurse Practitioners scope of practice.Provides care and management for common illnesses and disease prevention in pediatric and adult patients.May provide care for acutely ill patients and respond to emergency situations.
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Takes patients' history.• Performs physical examinations.• Orders appropriate diagnostic tests.• Establishes diagnosis and provides care for common illnesses.• Makes appropriate referrals to specialists and community agencies.• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement program.• Works within multidisciplinary team to develop plans for patients and their families.• Provides care and management for acutely ill patients in the in-patient specialty role.• Responds to emergency situations.• May see patients in the intensive care units.
Requirements
• Master's in nursing.• Graduate of accredited program for nurse practitioners.• Three years clinical experience in area of specialty.• Compact state or Arizona RN license (RN).• Arizona Advance Practice Nurse license (LIC APN).• National Certificate as a nurse practitioner in area of specialty under AZ regulations: CT NP-AACN, CT NP-AANP, CT NP-ANCC, or CT NP-PNCB.• Valid DEA registration (DEA).• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life (CT ACLS).• American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the healthcare provider (CT CPRBLS).