The Nurse Practitioner (NP) serves as an advanced practice nurse, providing primary and specialty healthcare services to patients across the lifespan. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the NP delivers comprehensive care, promotes health education, and advocates for patient wellness.

• In collaboration with the physician/medical director assumes clinical responsibility for tasks performed within Nurse Practitioners scope of practice. Including: taking patients history, performing physical examinations, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, establishing diagnosis and provide care and management for common illnesses and disease prevention in the pediatric and adult patient.
• The NP may assist in the admission transfer or discharge from Health Care System.
• Makes appropriate referrals to specialists and community agencies.
• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement program.
• Works within multidisciplinary team to develop plan for the patient and their family.
• In addition to the routine duties of detailed in NP scope of practice the in-patient specialty NP will provide care and management for acutely ill patients respond to emergency situations and may also see patients in the intensive care units.

MINIMUM

Master's in nursing Graduate of accredited program for nurse practitioners.

Three years clinical experience in area of specialty.

Compact state or Arizona RN license (RN), Arizona Advance Practice Nurse license (LIC APN),National Certificate as an nurse practitioner in area of specialty under AZ regulations:

a.) CT NP-AACN,

b.) CT NP-AANP,

c.) CT NP-ANCC,

or

d) CT NP-PNCB,Valid DEA registration (DEA).Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification - Nat'l 

PREFERRED

American Heart Association  Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (CT ACLS)