Nurse Practitioner
Company: Community Medical Services Holdings, LLC
Location: Anchorage
Posted on: January 24, 2023
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Job Description:
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITES- Consulting with patients to
understand their symptoms and health concerns.- Working in a
collaborative manner with the Medical Director.- Discriminating
between normal and abnormal findings on the history, diagnostic
tests; initiates referral and consultation when appropriate.-
Regulating, administering, and adjusting medications and evaluates
client's response to medication regimen and adjusts as
appropriate.- Providing consultation and education to members,
families, staff and community on medication actions, side effects,
and proper health and nutrition habits.- Prescribing or
administering medication, therapy, and other specialized medical
care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.- Explaining
procedures and discussing test results or prescribed treatments
with patients.- Monitoring patients' conditions and progress, and
re-evaluating treatments, as necessary.- Providing health and
wellness advice to patients, including diet, physical activity,
hygiene, and disease prevention.- Maintaining detailed notes of
appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and
treatments prescribed, and test in the required EMR- Adheres to all
regulations and CMS and P&P and best practices- Reviews PDMP
and documents findings in medical case notes at every visit-
Adheres to all regulations and CMS P&P and best practices-
Referring patients to another medical specialist, whenever
necessary.- Preparing official health documents or records, when
necessary.- Completing all clinical documentation on the same day
as the encounter. Documentation must be complete, appropriate, and
using the required visit templates, and entered into the Electronic
Health Record (EHR).- Making referrals to appropriate primary
health care physician for management of acute and long-term health
problems.- Practicing within the standard of care, as determined by
the Chief Medical Officer, at all times.- Is familiar with and
adheres to CMS Policies and Procedures.- Reviewing the Prescription
Drug Registry of each patient at the time of their visit and at
other occasions when clinically appropriate.- Appropriate
professional appearance and behavior towards patients and staff.-
Adhering to professional ethics and boundaries in dealing with
patients and staff.- Maintaining a schedule of patient appointments
with efficient use of time.- Being present in the clinic on time
during all assigned hours.QUALIFICATIONS:Education, Certification
and Experience Requirements- Bachelor's degree in nursing and a
nurse practitioner master's degree with focus on psychiatric
nursing preferred not required- Three to five years' clinical
experience preferred- Must have fluency in documenting into an
electronic medical record- Must have active CPR and First Aid
certifications- Excellent communication skills- Possess a valid
fingerprint clearance card and have a recent tuberculosis test on
file- Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities
requiredTools and Equipment Requirements- The ability to use a
phone, computer, printer, and copier is required.- Frequent use of
Microsoft office products, including but not limited to Outlook,
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.- The ability to use the internet and
various web browser software is required.Physical Working
Conditions and Office Setting Description- Requires sitting and
standing associated with a normal office environment.- Manual
dexterity using a calculator and computer keyboard.- Requires
prolonged sitting, standing, frequent bending, stooping, or
stretching.- Some lifting may be required.- Frequent and prolonged
typing and frequent and prolonged operation of computer, keyboard,
and telephones required.- Requires occasional use of fax machines,
telephones, copiers, and other office equipment.- Employee must
regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or
move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50
pounds.Other ConditionsPlease note this job description is not
designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for
this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any
time with or without notice.NURSE002774
Keywords: Community Medical Services Holdings, LLC, Anchorage , Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Anchorage, Alaska
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