Family Nurse Practitioner

Overview

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP): JFCS is currently in search of a Family Nurse Practitioner to provide services for patients of all ages.

• Part-Time, flexible schedule.
• East Valley Healthcare Center (Gilbert/Mesa)

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care such as new patient evaluation, well visits, sick visits, physical exams, hospital follow-up appointments, and management of chronic conditions.
• Provide consultation and clinical leadership duties for all members of the multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Maintain communication with other agencies for the purposes of referral care coordination, hospital discharge planning, health plan correspondence, etc.
• Maintains oversight of clinic primary care practices and coordinates with Directors and Medical Director to reach contract objectives and maintain compliance.
• Oversight of the clinic's laboratory standards and CLIA license; serves as Lab Director.
• Document patient medical histories, symptoms, and care plans as part of the medical record.
• Detect changes in patient health and modifying treatment plans.
• Ordering, administering, and analyzing diagnostic tests.
• Monitoring and operating medical equipment.
• Administering medicine and other onsite health treatments or serving in oversight capacity for an extender (such as the Nurse or Medical Assistant).
• Counseling and training patients and their families on how to manage and prevent illness.
• Be available to participate in the rotating on-call schedule between four clinics.
• Participate in JFCS meetings, medical staff meetings, and other professional committees as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Medical Director.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited nursing program.
• RN licensure in the state employed or a compact party state and board certified by either ANCC or AANP.
• APN authorization in the state employed to practice in family health by the Board of Nursing Examiners.
• Prescriptive authorization
• Experience providing primary care as a family nurse practitioner.
• Proficiency with medical instruments and equipment required to fully function in primary care.
• Knowledge of medical records systems, data management programs, information systems as well as medical records and point of interview technology with electronic medical records programs.
• Foundational understanding of OSHA, federal and state regulations.
• Excellent verbal and communications skills
• Knowledge of disease prevention
• Employees will be required to act in a manner that is in accordance with current ethical standards and promote a positive public image for the organization and the profession.