VMG Nurse Practitione r - Infectious Diseases HIV Clinic at One Hundred Oaks

Job/Position Summary:

The nurse practitioner (NP) within the ambulatory care setting works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team. The multidisciplinary care team includes medical providers, mental health providers, a dietician, a pharmacist, case managers, social workers, nursing, and other ancillary staff. The NP functions primarily as a primary continuity care provider for persons with HIV in the outpatient setting. The NP is typically on a service-aligned team managing the ambulatory patient care. The NP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice/education and provides an environment of safe quality care. The NP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.

• Assessment of Health Status
• Performs and documents in the medical record a complete history and physical examination for acute and complex chronically ill patients.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Diagnosis
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions
• Formulates Plan of Care, in conjunction with outpatient ancillary/wrap-around services
• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines or protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
• Implements and modifies plan of care
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic to achieve expected outcomes.
• Manages further diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Communication and Collaboration
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the outpatient continuum of care.
• Documentation
• Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via intake and routine follow-up progress notes, acute/urgent visit progress notes, and other clinic notes where applicable.
• Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
• Professional Practice
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
• Actively participates in antiretroviral therapy (ART) conference, staff meetings, division conferences, and other opportunities for continuing medical education
• Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

• Master's Degree (or equivalent experience) (Required)
• < 1 year experience. 12 months of nursing experience preferred; outpatient/primary care advanced practice nursing experience desirable. (Required)
• Registered Nurse (Required)
• Prefer National Specialty Board Certification, TN APN certificate/certificate of fitness to prescribe, eligible for DEA

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