MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education – Completion of an accredited course of study specifically designed for training professional Mid-Level Providers and graduate of an accredited professional school for registered nursing and for Nurse Practitioners.
Experience – One (1) year of relevant experience preferred. An emphasis in Women’s Health Care is preferred.
Licenses & Certification – Course of study or program completed by the incumbent must be approved by a nationally recognized professional medical body such as the AMA, AAMC or other body established for the purpose of credentialing Physician Assistants. Incumbent must also possess current State of Oklahoma Nursing Licensure, Nurse Practitioner licensure and CPR certification.
Knowledge & Skills –
Professional knowledge of wide range of health principles practices and processes including: physical and emotional assessment, establishment of health and nursing care goals, construction and implementation of the care program and evaluation of the results.
Ability to collect, organize, record, and communicate in a concise method, data pertinent to primary health assessments including detailed family and medical history, physical examinations, and selected laboratory tests.
Skill in making appropriate diagnosis, and in choosing, initiating, and modifying current therapies.
Ability to provide preventive service to health individuals including guidance in nutrition, common illnesses, child growth and development, and ability to teach individuals and families.
The purpose of this position is to provide preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic medical care and services and comprehensive nursing care including preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative care and primary health care to patients and families of the designated population of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Health System in accordance with the ambulatory health staff. Practitioner is also responsible for women’s health including ob/gyn duties. Incumbent operates under the direct supervision of the physician. Incumbent provides guidance and assistance to Clinic staff as needed. This is an exempt position as applicable to the provisions of the FLSA.
Work is performed in an ambulatory health care setting. There is common exposure to infectious and communicable diseases, potentially hazardous chemicals, and biohazardous materials. The work may include a certain amount of exposure to hostile and/or emotionally disturbed patients, families, and visitors. Must be aware of all risks involved and be willing to take precautions as requested and required.
Work in the ambulatory health care setting requires considerable walking between exam and treatment rooms, and long periods of moving about the work unit. Work requires regular and recurring bending, stooping, stretching, and lifting of patients or similar activities.
Satisfactory job performance will be determined by successful execution of the following:
Renders patient services such as obtaining case histories, conducting physical examinations, counseling, prepare patient for and assisting in minor surgery, aiding in emergency care and making appropriate referral for definitive management of secondary and tertiary medical care.
Identifies and manages specific illnesses under established protocols and standing orders such as: upper respiratory infections, otitis media, venereal disease, urinary tract infection, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vaginal infection, asthma, congestive heart failure, well child and prenatal care.
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