Please Find the Job Details below:Job Title: Nurse Practitioner
Location: Gallipolis, OH 45631
Duration: 6 months to long-term
Shift: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Client : State of Ohio
Job responsibilities:- Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness.
- Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions.
- Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients.
- Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or medical issues.
- Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows.
- Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting.
- Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing.
- Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases.
- Maintains required medical records:
- Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards
- Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers.
- Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings:
- Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting.
- Attends quarterly medical meetings.
Required Documents:- Nurse Practitioner license.
- BLS/CPR Certificate