Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

The Nurse Practitioner provides clinical care to patients, based upon his/her specialty training, through an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach that takes into consideration the psychosocial aspects of both health and disease.

Major duties and responsibilities

• Analytical and Critical Thinking
• Maintains the standard of clinical care, using diagnostic testing appropriately and providing appropriate treatment
• Considers the psychosocial aspects of both health and disease
• Uses diagnostic testing appropriately yet cost-effectively, and providing appropriate treatment

• Patient Focus
• Effectively engages patients in their care

• Checking, Examining, and Recording
• Maintains complete and comprehensive documentation

• Professionalism
• Seeks physician consultation when appropriate
• Demonstrates professionalism and integrity in all aspects of patient care

• Compliance, Policy, and Procedure
• Shows meaningful progress toward quality improvement goals

Skills and abilities

• Ability to work with a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Computer skills including Microsoft office suite, electronic medical records and practice management system
• Education
• AND/OR
• Experience:
• Experienced Family Nurse Practitioner with at least 2 years of clinical experience in primary care
• Family Nurse Practitioner with at least 2 years of primary care experience
• Appropriate Maryland licensure and clinical certification, DEA and Maryland CDS, X license
• interest in and/or experience in community health settings
• Experience working in a diverse environment
• Ability to work harmoniously with diverse groups of individuals required