Overview
Nurse Practitioner, East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group
Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift
Position Summary:
Provides primary care to patients under the supervision of a physician preceptor, following established medical protocols.
Responsibilities
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program and safety standards.
- Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required, and adjusts processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
- Collaborates with physician preceptor to formulate and review medical protocols.
- Obtains complete medical history of the patient.
- Identifies health hazards in the patient's environment as well as patient risk factors. Identifies and considers the cultural patterns, economic status, and patient resources in plan of care.
- Performs appropriate physical exam as indicated.
- Obtains appropriate laboratory specimens.
- Analyzes objective and subjective data for appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
- Assures treatment and/or plan of care is consistent with established protocols.
- Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records and maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc. Documents all pertinent information accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner.
- Follows Medicare guidelines for accuracy in CPT and ICD coding.
- Applies the fundamentals of AIDET when communicating with patients.
- Refers patient to appropriate services which exceed scope of practice of the practitioner.
- Provide health promotion counseling and develop patient teaching information.
- Serves as a resource person for other staff personnel. May supervise clinical staff.
- Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
- Collaborate with the patient, physician and other care team members as part of a team-based approach to overall patient care.
- Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
- Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
None.
Licensure Requirement:
Must meet the State's requirements as a Nurse Practitioner. CPR required. Must have and maintain one of the applicable certifications based on specialty area assigned as outlined below:
Certification Organization
Certification Type
CH Organizations who accept certification
AANP
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
CMG-All Clinics
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)
CMG-Internal Med or Specialty/Cardiology Clinic
Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP)
N/A
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
N/A
ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC)
CMG-All Clinics
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC)
CMG-Internal Med or Specialty/Cardiology Clinic
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC)
N/A
AACN
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNPC-AG)
N/A
NCC
National Certification Corporation
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC)
N/A
Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC)
CMG-Reproductive Med Clinics
PNCB
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Primary Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC)
N/A
Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-AC)
N/A
NBCRNA
National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthesist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesist (CRNA)
N/A
AMCB
American Midwifery Certification Board
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
N/A
Certified Midwife (CM)
N/A
