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Job Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner provides clinical services to the appropriate programs and its patients in the MWMG centralized outpatient setting. The Nurse Practitioner is actively involved in providing telehealth care and patient education, particularly in a Transitions of Care capacity. The incumbent participates in the review and development of centralized policies, procedures, and practice guidelines. The incumbent in this position must be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and an understanding of the interdependent roles of various allied health professions.

This individual will assess physical, psychosocial, cognitive, and functional components, and as needed will develop a treatment plan, order and interpret diagnostic components of the plan, and prescribe non-pharmacological and pharmacological agents.

The Nurse Practitioner functions professionally under a practice agreement with the supervising physician and operationally under the Associate Vice President Ambulatory Nursing Services and/or the designee.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the physician, performs comprehensive acute care, hospital follow up, or Annual Wellness Visits.
• As appropriate, develops treatment plan to include appropriate diagnostics; identifies non-pharmacological interventions, appropriate pharmacological agents and education.
• Provides relevant patient and family education; makes appropriate referrals to other professional and community agencies.
• Orders and provides preliminary interpretation of diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes non-pharmacological therapies and pharmacological agents within the defined scope of service and according to guidelines established by the supervising physician.
• Demonstrates the ability to use effective organizational/prioritization problem-solving and decision-making abilities in practice.
• Meets all the requirements of the practice agreement with the supervising physician under the regulations and requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Delineation of Privileges:

• Obtain, record, and dictate medical histories.
• Provide physician in-basket oversight

Communication:

• Educate patient/family regarding disease, procedures, medication, nutrition, healthcare, and post-discharge care
• Act as liaison between patients and physicians
• Make and receive phone calls to/from patients, physicians and nurses for information, advise, triage

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in Virginia or eligible, required
• MSN, required
• Current Virginia state certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, required
• Recent adult medical-surgical experience (5 years of experience), required
• Ability to work effectively in emergency situations and under stress
• Proficient leadership skills
• Ability to work cooperatively/collaboratively as part of a team, developing productive working relationships with diverse groups of people.

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.