Nurse Practitioner

at Santa Cruz County - Personnel Office in Nogales, Arizona, United States

Job Description

Definition:

Under limited supervision, provides direct medical care and treatment of a specialized nature to patients, often requiring clinical judgment within a public health setting.

Tasks:

·Performs client assessments, records and evaluates comprehensive health histories in the setting of an electronic health record; 

·Performs and documents physical examinations, makes accurate diagnoses and appropriate treatment plans that are memorialized in the electronic health record; 

·Evaluates clinical situations, exercises independent judgment, and makes critical decisions within guidelines of licensure; 

·Performs, orders and interprets appropriate laboratory screening and other diagnostic tests; 

·Provides forms of contraception as appropriate including device/implant placement and removal and emergency contraception; 

·Provides client education and counseling appropriate to the clinical services performed; 

·Assists with development of clinical protocols and development of clinical policies and procedures, and implementation, evaluation and quality assurance of the same; 

·Initiates and/or dispenses medications and/or medical devices appropriate to clinical service area; 

·Evaluates the effectiveness of medications and treatments and adjusts as necessary to meet clients’ needs; 

·May act as preceptor for other nurse practitioners, medical students, interns and residents; 

·May participate in outreach activities; 

·May be required to participate in public health emergency events, exercises and training; 

·May supervise, assign and review the work of professional patient care services personnel.