NEEDED: Nurse Practitioner (NP)

LOCATION: Health Services Department at 42 Paton Road, Ayer, MA 01432

SCHEDULE: Est.  960 hours per each 120 workdays, shall not exceed an estimated 24 hours per week, 8-hour days, Monday – Friday, excluding Federal holidays,  between 7:30 AM. to 6:00 PM

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be certified and licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP).
• Documentation verifying credentials, including education, current licensure and status, demonstrated clinical competency, continuing medical education (CME) and medical malpractice insurance must be provided, as required by The Joint Commission.
• Must have knowledge of routine office related duties including proficiency with computers, word processing software and the ability to type.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required, along with the ability to work effectively with medical staff.
• Must not have had any negative employment terminations within the past 36 months

DUTIES:      

• Must have the ability to work with a variety of cultural, regional, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. 
• Coordinate activities and work closely with the Health Services Administrator, Clinical Director, Medical Officer, and Advanced
• Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services.
• Take medical histories, examine patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and order x-rays
• Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans and prescribe medications
• Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing
• Attend to medical emergencies
• Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultation, instruct and counsel, and order or carry out therapy
• Emergency consultation to be performed by the contractor in instances deemed necessary.
• Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating and revising program plans
• Assists in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of health care services
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems
• Conducts daily sick calls, which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings and providing clinical evaluations with treatment.
• Provides a wide range of emergency services.
• Assisting the physician, nurse or staff advanced practice provider with procedures.
• Triage screening
• Assisting BOP staff with care of inpatient mental health AICs
• Clerical duties, to include providing a documented report upon completion of the session through written and/or electronic documentation in the medical records.
• Provide direct patient care services in accordance with legal, ethical, and institutional standards through the evaluation of patients and therapeutic treatment as ordered by Health Services clinical staff.
• Document all clinical encounters using Electronic Medical Record.
• Review all ordered tests and procedures within 24 hours of receiving results or the next business day when scheduled.
• Secure a health and developmental history from the patient, records findings, and makes critical evaluations.
• Provide current entries for maintenance of medical records.
• Provide a wide range of emergency services including primary care for trauma and lifesaving procedures.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Initiate emergency care as needed according to community standards.
• Adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of mental health disorders and able to screen for gross mood changes.
• Perform duties as required but accept only those assignments that are commensurate with his/her educational preparation, training, experience, and licensure laws.

BENEFITS: Competitive Hourly Pay Rate (1099)