at Santa Cruz County - Personnel Office in Nogales, Arizona, United States
Job Description
Under limited supervision, provides direct medical care and treatment of a specialized nature to patients, often requiring clinical judgment within a public health setting.
Essential functions, as defined under the American with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledges, skills and other characteristics. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.
- 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.
