Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

This position is in located in Brunswick, GA and there could be some weekends.

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in primary care is a registered nurse prepared at the master's or doctorate level as a Nurse Practitioner. The (APN) will manage primary and secondary care conditions and evaluate tertiary care conditions. Primary care conditions are defined as common acute, chronic stable, or health care maintenance conditions; secondary care conditions are unfamiliar, uncommon, unstable, or complex conditions; and tertiary care conditions are acute, life-threatening conditions such as respiratory and cardiac arrest.

The Nurse Practitioner:

• Is authorized to prescribe and dispense medication when granted authority in accordance with State licensure.

• Collect, order, and interpret lab work and diagnostic studies under agreed upon protocols.

• Order therapies such as occupational, speech, and physical therapy, and psychological counseling.

• May obtain comprehensive health histories and perform complete physical examinations, develop differential diagnoses, develop, and implement plans of care, evaluate and document client's response to plan of care.

• May provide client and/or family education.

• May organize referrals and/or consultations when appropriate.

• Will participate in research as requested.

• Will promote cost-effective delivery of care.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Nephrology is master or doctorate prepared as a Nurse Practitioner (NP)

The Nurse Practitioner must have possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse and an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

Must be credentialed for dialysis

Knowledge in medical claim billing.

A current, or be eligible for, DEA license.

BLS Certified (ACLS Optional).

Full-time