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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant ~ Family Medicine/Primary Care

US HealthCare Careers

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

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SKILLS
Biotech and Pharmaceutical, CPR Certification, Chronic Disease, Clinical Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Defibrillator, Family Medicine, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Healthcare, Identify Issues, Infection Control, Laboratory Testing, Medical Conditions, Medications, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Physician Assistant, Policy Development, Primary Care, Procedure Development, Quality Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Safety/Work Safety, Team Player
LOCATION
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
POSTED
30+ days ago
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant ~ Family Medicine/Primary Care
 
Coordinates the comprehensive health care needs providing appropriate direct patient care through assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in a Family Medicine/Primary Care setting. 
 
Responsibilities
  • Assesses patient's physical and psychosocial health/illness status through history taking and physical examination.
  • Practices within the collaborative model with physicians, nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists.
  • Diagnoses, manages, and appropriately refers patients with acute, episodic, or chronic illness according to department protocols.
  • Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests according to established guidelines.
  • Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
  • Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
  • As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
 
Requirements
  • Massachusetts Licensed Registered Nurse, required.
  • Certified in Massachusetts to practice in the expanded role as a Family Nurse Practitioner, required.
  • Two years of writing Prescriptions for Children and Adults.
  • Certified in CPR/AED or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated mastery of a specialty area or other related field normally acquired by 3-5 years progressively responsible nursing experience.
Gretchen Sheppard ~ US HealthCare Careers ~ gretchen@ushealthcarecareers.biz ~ 408-686-9450

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