Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice

The role of Nurse Practitioner at the HCHC is to provide high quality primary health care patient services to support the Mission and Vision of HCHC. The Nurse Practitioner will support HCHC’s organizational values and strategic goals including care delivery thru our patient centered medical home model. The Nurse Practitioner will document in the electronic health record per HCHC protocol. The Nurse Practitioner will provide services in compliance with applicable regulatory and licensing agencies.

Responsibilities

· Monitor and provide counsel, collaboration and consultation to other clinical and administrative staff in order to achieve the best possible clinical outcomes for Health Center patients.

· Support the HCHC Quality Improvement plan and goals including initiatives to support patient safety, the patient experience, access to care, and initiatives to improve the health of the community.

· Participate in HCHC’s Peer Review process.

· Provides comprehensive primary care within the collaborative agreement documents scope of practice defined by HCHC privileging protocol for the medical specialty. Care will be delivered in full accordance with HCHC policies and protocols, including:

§ Provide wellness, chronic disease, same day, and emergency services in accordance with the patient’s needs.

§ Provide a clear assessment and safe treatment plan for each patient encounter that takes into account the patient’s circumstances.

§ Order, perform, and interpret routine laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests and notify patients of results per HCHC protocol.

§ Provide access to primary care thru Telehealth and phone.

§ Support wellness and restoration through self-care, continuity of care and care coordination.

§ Refer patients for specialized care based upon an identified need.

§ Incorporate recommendations from consultants into treatment plans.

§ Complete documentation in the EMR per HCHC protocols.

§ Comply with EMR maintenance and upgrade activities.

· Collaborates with physicians and clinical team in accordance with collaborative agreement documents to plan and coordinate patient care.

· Provides professional expertise for in-service training and Quality Improvement projects.

· Actively participates in Quality Improvement initiatives and Peer Review

· Obtains and maintains appropriate privileges at area community hospitals.

· Demonstrates commitment to HCHC’s recognition as a Patient Centered Medical Home and its associated excellence standards by modelling excellence in all clinical, administrative and team process relationships, addressing service excellence deficits.

· Provides call coverage, cross coverage, Saturday clinic coverage and other shared work.

· Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

The role of Nurse Practitioner at the HCHC is to provide high quality primary health care patient services to support the Mission and Vision of HCHC. The Nurse Practitioner will support HCHC’s organizational values and strategic goals including care delivery thru our patient centered medical home model. The Nurse Practitioner will document in the electronic health record per HCHC protocol. The Nurse Practitioner will provide services in compliance with applicable regulatory and licensing agencies.

Responsibilities

· Monitor and provide counsel, collaboration and consultation to other clinical and administrative staff in order to achieve the best possible clinical outcomes for Health Center patients.

· Support the HCHC Quality Improvement plan and goals including initiatives to support patient safety, the patient experience, access to care, and initiatives to improve the health of the community.

· Participate in HCHC’s Peer Review process.

· Provides comprehensive primary care within the collaborative agreement documents scope of practice defined by HCHC privileging protocol for the medical specialty. Care will be delivered in full accordance with HCHC policies and protocols, including:

§ Provide wellness, chronic disease, same day, and emergency services in accordance with the patient’s needs.

§ Provide a clear assessment and safe treatment plan for each patient encounter that takes into account the patient’s circumstances.

§ Order, perform, and interpret routine laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests and notify patients of results per HCHC protocol.

§ Provide access to primary care thru Telehealth and phone.

§ Support wellness and restoration through self-care, continuity of care and care coordination.

§ Refer patients for specialized care based upon an identified need.

§ Incorporate recommendations from consultants into treatment plans.

§ Complete documentation in the EMR per HCHC protocols.

§ Comply with EMR maintenance and upgrade activities.

· Collaborates with physicians and clinical team in accordance with collaborative agreement documents to plan and coordinate patient care.

· Provides professional expertise for in-service training and Quality Improvement projects.

· Actively participates in Quality Improvement initiatives and Peer Review

· Obtains and maintains appropriate privileges at area community hospitals.

· Demonstrates commitment to HCHC’s recognition as a Patient Centered Medical Home and its associated excellence standards by modelling excellence in all clinical, administrative and team process relationships, addressing service excellence deficits.

· Provides call coverage, cross coverage, Saturday clinic coverage and other shared work.

· Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.