Nurse Assistant jobs in United States

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiasticNurse Practitioner to join our friendly, patient focused practice team.

Previous experience in minor illness and triage ina primary care health experience is essential. You must be able to demonstratesafe, clinical decision making for patients acting within professionalboundaries.

Applicants will have completed their NursePractitioner qualification and be confident working autonomously in primarycare, as well as under the guidance of our GPs.

The post holderwill be an experienced nurse practitioner who, acting within their professionalboundaries, will provide care for the presenting patient from initial historytaking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. Theywill demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, includingassessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within the general practice.

They willdemonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process. Theywill work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs ofpatients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide leadershipas required.

In order to workat this level NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

If you have not been contacted a week after the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

You will be required to demonstrate:

NMC Registration

Nurse Practitioner LevelQualification or Masters Level Qualification

Evidence of on-going PersonalDevelopment

Ability to treat minorillnesses and ailments

Knowledge, experience andability to determine clinical diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment

Knowledge of and experience ofmanaging long-term conditions

Prescribing Qualification

The ability to workautonomously

Elm Tree Medical Centre is a popular, high performing training practicewith a growing patient list size of 16k situated in Thornaby,Stockton-on-Tees.

You will be joining a teamof 5 GP partners, 5 Salaried GPs, Nurse Practitioner, Paramedic, a ClinicalPharmacist and a team of Practice Nurses and HCAs, who are supported byManagement and the Admin Reception Team.

We are afriendly practice, offering a supportive and collaborative team environment,where we encourage learning, development, and personal growth.

Recently voted 96% for patientsatisfaction, making us one of the highest rated in the region and nationally,as well as one of highest rated for google reviews . We have a strong ethos ofpatient care, providing great quality care as well as brilliant access to ourpatients.

Elm Tree Medical Centre is anactive member of Stockton PCN . We are a SystmOne Practice.

Patient Triage/ Appointment Hub-assessing andprioritising patients based on the severity of their condition to determine theurgency of care needed and ensuring that the most critical cases are seen first.

Offering immediate medical advice and guidance to patientsover the phone or in person.

Identifying and escalating patients requiring immediateemergency care or specialised attention.

Clinically examine and assesspatient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and planclinical care accordingly by telephone triage or face to face consultations.

Assess, diagnose, plan,implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for patients with complexneeds. Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patientsat risk of developing a long-term condition (as appropriate)

Diagnose and manage both acuteand chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and non-drug-based treatmentmethods into a management plan

Prescribe and reviewmedication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and inaccordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols,and within scope of practice

Work with patients in order tosupport compliance with and adherence to prescribed treatments. Provideinformation and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication onmedication regimens, side-effects and interactions

Prioritise health problems andintervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergencysituations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Support patients to adopthealth promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles, and applyprinciples of self-care

Utilise and demonstratesensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed andconsent to treatment

Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.

Ability to work effectively as part of a team to provide efficient patient care.

Recognise and work within owncompetence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC. Produceaccurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with

Adhere to legislation, policies andprocedures and participate in audit.

Prioritise, organise andmanage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

Assess effectiveness of caredelivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation

Initiate and participate inthe maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the practiceand itsactivities

Use a structured framework (egroot-cause analysis) to manage, review and identify learning from patientcomplaints, clinical incidents and near-miss events

• Ability to treat minor illnesses and ailments.
• Knowledge, experience, and ability to determine clinical diagnosis
• and facilitate appropriate treatment.
• Knowledge of and experience of managing long-term conditions.
• A passion towards the provision of high-quality care.
• The ability to work autonomously.
• Previous experience of working in general practice

• Registered General Nurse: Registered with the NMC
• NP Qualification -NP Level Qualification and or Masters Level Qualification
• Experience of working autonomously
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Advanced clinical assessment qualification
• At least 1 years recent primary/community experience
• Relevant diplomas in long term conditions
• Evidence of on-going Personal Development

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£52,000 a yearper annum pro rata - 24 to 30 hours per week part time