Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: Codman Square Health Center - Dorchester, MA 02124
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $55.00 - $72.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Health Care

Position Summary:
The Nurse Practitioner functions under the direction of the Medical Director or his/her designee in the Family Practice and Women’s Health departments.  The Advance Practice Nurse is a self directed nurse practitioner with advanced knowledge, skill and competence in a defined area of nursing practice.  The individual functions as an educator, consultant, and coordinator of care and is a primary provider of care for a select group of patients.  Covers STD Clinic.
The ANP is responsible to a designated physician for supervision of patient case management/prescription writing.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Clinical Practice
- - Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skill necessary to independently provide care to clients within specialty area and across the health care continuum.
- - Complete detailed medical history, record current illness or injury, conduct a physical examination, order and perform appropriate laboratory and other diagnostic tests.
- - Makes appropriate internal/external referrals, and effectively utilizes available community resources.
- - Assist clients and their families.
- - Assess results of tests and make appropriate clinical judgments.
- - Assess physical and psychosocial health and illness status of patient.
- - Serve as a clinical resource to staff across the health care continuum for a given specialty area.
- - Deliver care in a manner that preserves and protects client autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.
- - Document pertinent client and family data in the medical record per department standards.
- - Communicate and collaborate effectively within and across disciplines.
- Quality Improvement and Research
- - Validate that clinical practice meets established standards through participation in department and unit based quality improvement projects
- -  Utilize quality improvement data and research findings to enhance client care.
- Educator
- -       Provide client and family teaching focused on current treatment and procedures as well as health promotion and illness/injury prevention.
- -       Educate nursing staff, other disciplines, and/or community agencies when necessary to effect optimal client care.
- -       Contribute to the education of nursing students with primary focus on role and/or area of specialization.
- -  In collaboration with nursing leadership, participate in the development of clinical competencies and practice standards related to the care of specialty client population.
- 4. Professional Development
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- Identify own learning needs and assume responsibility for maintaining current knowledge and competency in clinical practice specialty.
- Participate in professional, community, or governmental organizations that function to advance the nursing profession and/or improve health care delivery to consumers
- Complete the annual mandatory trainings, eg. Safety review, Infection Control standards.
-  Participate as a committee member/chairperson when requested.
-   Maintains and provides upon request required records for the purposes of credentialing and privileging with hospitals and/or insurances.
-    Attends required meetings.
- Other Duties
- -       Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Nurse Practitioner: Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN). Must be a currently licensed registered nurse in the state of Massachusetts, have Nurse Practitioner authorization for prescriptive authority, and have successfully completed boards. Previous NP experience required.  Spanish & Haitian Creole preferred.