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Nurse Practitioner

Company:
Entourage Consulting LLC
Location:
Fort Bliss, TX
Posted:
October 30, 2024
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Description:

Entourage is accepting resumes for this role:

Nurse Practitioner

Place of Performance: Fort Bliss, TX

Specific Tasks:

• Ensure Service Members (SMs) are medically cleared for Mobilization/Demobilization (MOB/DEMOB. This is a very dynamic section requiring excellent time management, critical thinking, flexibility, communication, and teamwork. The use of SOP's and published regulations are essential to succeeding in this environment.

• Seeing SMs is top priority; wait time should be kept to a minimum.

• Shall see an average of 4 to 6 patients per hour, (SRP) / 2 to 3 patients per hour (SHPE) and/or the patient per hour average of the other collective CPs in the Section, unless affected by circumstances beyond their control, which shall be reported to the Section OIC or designee.

• Shall comply with all MTF productivity standards and maintain a level of productivity comparable with that of other individuals performing similar services.

• Provide medical examination, care, and treatment to service members. Review medical histories and progress of service members. Examine service members, make diagnosis of disease, disaster, or injury, and treat service member or prescribe a course of treatment.

• Shall administer Health Risk Appraisal questionnaire.

• Initiate requests for tests, x-rays, and admissions to the medical treatment facility, as appropriate.

• Follow-up on abnormal reports. Abnormal x-ray and lab reports received on service members seen by HCW shall be reviewed by the HCW at the time these reports are available for review. Each report shall be reviewed within one week of its receipt.

• Prescribe medications, as appropriate, in accordance with the privileges and regulations.

• Seek advice of consultants when appropriate.

• Facilitate service member access to medical care by recommending appropriate referrals to other HCWs in accordance with policies and regulations.

• Prepare and document appropriate history physical examinations, and diagnosis. Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with applicable directives and prepare such records and reports as may be required. Ensure all documentation and reports are legible and complete.

• Shall complete each outpatient encounter in MHS Genesis at the end of each day or within 24 hours and appropriately close the record.

• Respond to cardiopulmonary arrest as appropriate.

• Advise the Medical Commander of the clinic where contracted services are being provided of any problems encountered or anticipated in connection with meeting the needs of service members treated.

• Continuing problems of any nature shall be reported in writing.

• Attend and participate in service member care reports, service member care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences and other appropriate professional activities only to the extent that such attendance and participation is relative to his/her assigned cases and/or performance of contract services as determined by the COR or Department Chief.

• Adhere to the Center for Disease Control guidelines always concerning universal precautions and the Infection Control Program while providing services under this contract.

• Indicate responsibility for the contents and accuracy of all prepared reports/forms by signing all such documents/records.

• Abide by all facility rules, regulations, and policies.

• Perform all duties in such a manner that they meet all Joint Commission standards.

• Shall follow established government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocols in the performance of duties as outlined in MTF policies and procedures.

• Participate in the MTF Quality Assurance program as applicable to include performance of peer reviews.

• Use of telecommunications and information technologies to provide health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, consultation, education, and health-related information across distances.

• Utilize paraprofessional staff as appropriate.

• Shall abide by all clinical standards, rules, and procedures including requirements for licensure, credentialing, and quality assurance programs.

• Shall comply with all health requirements, immunizations, and vaccinations.

• Shall complete all DoD, DHA, and MTF-specified training requirements.

• Shall personally record hours worked in the Defense Medical Human Resources System – internet (DMHRSi) system, or other system, as required by the MTF.

Education:

• Masters or Doctoral Level degree in nursing

• Graduate from an academic program, within the nursing specialty field of study that is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Certification:

• Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Experience:

• Shall have a minimum of one year of experience within the last three years routinely practicing in rendering primary care medicine (e.g. family practice, general medicine, internal medicine).

Licensure:

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse.

Additional Certification:

• Possess a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification. The American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers is the only program accepted. BLS recertification shall be maintained in a current status at all times.

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