NURSE PRACTITIONER-SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER at Access Health Louisiana – Oakdale, Louisiana

A Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services by independently and interdependently scheduling, supervising, and/or conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; independently participate in the delivery of direct patient care within the scope of authority granted by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and following the Access Health Louisiana protocols and standards.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities (Position):
Patient Relations
1. Achieves customer/patient satisfaction by greeting patients and proactively attending to their needs.
2. Responds to patient requests in a timely and efficient manner.
3. Maintains confidentiality of patient information at work and off duty.
4. Provides health education to students, families, and/or community health practitioners and groups, within area of specialty.

Assessment
1. Performs medical examinations and evaluations and diagnoses, treatment, follow-up, consultations, and health education relevant to the patient’s care (age specific).
2. Obtains patient histories and develops patient care charts, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
3. Recognizes patient abnormalities, urgent needs, and emergencies and seeks physician assistance.

Treatment / Care
1. Implements nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures adapting techniques to meet individual patient needs.
2. Knowledgeable about standard practice and procedures that monitor, prevent and control infection in the clinic setting.
3. Instructs patients on care and techniques and provides information in compliance with treatment plans including basic principles of healthy lifestyle and health risk reduction.
4. Plans and provides routine immunizations.
5. Acts as an advocate in providing safe delivery of care at all times.
6. Documents patient care, changes in symptoms and reactions and documentations the action in response to those changes.
7. Teaches patients/families all new procedures and medications.
8. Participates in preventative health maintenance initiatives and recalls.

Implementation (age specific)
1. Assists in obtaining and documenting prior authorization for patient tests and procedures.
2. Fills out necessary request slips utilizing proper ICD 9 and CPT coding.
3. Maintains knowledge about referral guidelines and physician networks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Current Louisiana RN license and knowledge of their scope of practice.
2. Must possess a Master’s degree with a concentration in the respective advanced practice nursing specialty from an accredited college or university.
3. Must possess a certification by a nationally recognized certifying body.
4. CPR Certification
5. Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills. Calm, professional attitude in stressful situations and interactions.
6. High level of ethics in maintaining patient confidentiality.
7. Excellent analytical skills to assess and evaluate patient needs and develop and implement a care plan.
8. Has met all pre-employment requirements for an employee of AHL

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Handles a multitude of tasks simultaneously.
2. Deals with and/or solves stressful situations.
3. Stands and walks most of the day.
4. Reads gauges, digital read outs, graphs and educational material, and patient charts in English (Visual acuity.)
5. Communicates with patients, physicians, and other staff in verbal and written form.
6. Provides safe and effective nursing care.
7. Moves from room to room and maneuvers in small spaces; exam rooms and workspaces.