Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary:

• The Nurse Practitioner, under the supervision of the Medical Director, delivers primary health care and fulfills such duties as assessment, planning, teaching, and counseling.

Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver quality patient care using nursing process and critical thinking.
• Obtain comprehensive and problem-focused health histories and physical exams.
• Screen for health risks, psychosocial factors, and health promotion needs.
• Identify abnormal findings; order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Develop differential diagnoses and individualized care plans.
• Provide education, counseling, and anticipatory guidance.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and initiate non-pharmacologic therapies.
• Accurately document all patient interactions in the EHR.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and school staff.
• Participate in policy development, performance improvement, and clinic reviews.
• Meet clinic performance measures for enrollments, physicals, and immunizations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and hospital policies.
• Maintain supplies, equipment knowledge, and current credentials.
• Stay updated on adolescent medicine trends.
• Promote effective communication among patients, staff, and visitors.
• Work flexible schedules to meet clinic needs.

Required Education:

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Current unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in North Carolina and approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner by the North Carolina Medical Board and the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification (AHA or ARC).

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum two (2) - three (3) years of experience.