Nurse Practitioner, Surgery (General and Breast)
Medical Faculty Associates, Inc

Job Info

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Position Summary

Provides direct patient care in the outpatient setting as an advanced practice nurse. Functions autonomously and in collaboration with the surgical team (General and Bariatric). The Nurse Practitioner utilizes scientific principles, theoretical knowledge, and clinical experience along with national standards of care as a framework for managing patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

Assessment of health status:

• Obtain a relevant health and medical history
• Perform a physical exam based on presenting history
• Order diagnostic procedures based on presenting history
• Identify medical risk factors

Diagnosis

• Utilize critical thinking in the diagnosis process
• Synthesize and analyzes collected data
• Formulate a differential diagnosis
• Establish priorities to meet the medical needs of the patient

Development of a treatment plan

• Order and interpret additional diagnostic tests
• Prescribe and order appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Develop a patient education plan
• Determine appropriate consultation/referral to other health professionals and community agencies

Follow-up and evaluation

• Maintain a process for systematic follow-up
• Determine the effectiveness of the treatment plan and modifies the plan as needed
• Maintain appropriate documentation of patient records
• Communicate with the surgical team and referring providers

Related duties and responsibilities

• Maintain active continuing medical education requirements for NP certification and DC

Licensure

• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in diagnosis and procedure coding
• Perform other work-related duties as necessary

Qualifications

Education

• A Master's degree in Nursing and successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program of study is necessary.
• Credentialed as an advanced practice Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse and advanced practice nurse in the District of Columbia is required.

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of recent clinical experience as an advanced practice Nurse Practitioner is necessary.
• Previous experience caring for surgical patients is required.

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