URGENT CARE - Nurse Practitioner-APRN Job at Charter Oak Health Center Inc, Hartford, CT

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  • Charter Oak Health Center Inc
  • Hartford, CT

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Summary:

Works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical services; assumes client care responsibilities inclusive of professional diagnosis and prescribing and/or administering treatment; applies medical knowledge and skills to the process of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of illnesses; offering treatment options and input to treatment plan as a part of a multi-disciplinary team of case managers, therapists, nurses and program managers. Other duties include consultation regarding diagnosis and treatment to other agency staff or to community partners including emergency room and local MDs, and participation in authorization of medical necessity and other utilization management duties.

Essential Duties:

  • Ability to Function independently when appropriate and as part of a team and in collaboration with collaborating providers to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
  • Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
  • Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
  • Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.
  • Monitors the effectiveness of interventions through appropriate follow up of patients.
  • Perform various procedures as required ( based on competency) including, but not limited to administer injections, Perform and/or assist minor surgical procedures, Obtain PAP smears, genital, wound and other cultures as indicated.
  • Obtain EKG tracings, Perform phlebotomy, Irrigate, stain eye for foreign bodies, abrasion.
  • Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
  • Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
  • Performs miscellaneous duties as required by management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Demonstrated clinical competence in and an in-depth knowledge of cardiovascular nursing.
  • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective communications among and with nursing and other health disciplines; demonstrated ability to communicate to large groups of health professionals.
  • Must demonstrate and maintain knowledge and competency in providing care for patients in adolescent, adult and/or age groups.
Requirements:

Professional Experience/Educational:

  • Registered Nurse in the State of CT, with Master’s Degree in Nursing.
  • Prefer Two years’ experience in ambulatory care setting preferred.

Certification/Licensure:

  • Board Certification as an APRN
  • Current Nurse Practitioner certification in specialty area
  • Current CNOR/CRNFA (if applicable) certification
  • Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS); CPR certified

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIRMENTS:

COHC requires all new employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to starting employment with COHC unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

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