APRN - 24 hours with Sign on Bonus!

Community Health & Wellness Center (CHWC); Winsted (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Winsted is seeking an APRN Family Practitioner to provide comprehensive patient care across all ages, collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure quality health outcomes. Responsibilities include assessing patients, diagnosing illnesses, and advocating for community health initiatives. The ideal candidate holds an APRN license and has experience in clinical settings. This role is essential for delivering healthcare services and participating in community health programs.

Qualifications

• APRN license is required for providing clinical care.
• Experience must include extensive patient assessment and management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with medical teams and patients.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient illness and document findings.
• Provide direct patient care and collaborate with clinical teams.
• Diagnose health needs based on clinical evaluations.
• Refer patients for specialized services as necessary.
• Engage in community health initiatives.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Patient care

Problem-solving

Referral and diagnostic test coordination

Knowledge of community health resources

Education

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license

Job description

Position Summary: APRN Family Practitioner - Birth through Geriatric

Advanced nursing practice is defined as the performance of advanced level nursing practice activities that, by virtue of post basic specialized education and experience, are appropriate to and may be performed by an APRN. (Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-87a (b)). For the first 3 years after having been issued a license and no less than 2,000 hours of practice, NPs must perform acts of diagnosis and treatment of alterations in health status in collaboration with a physician. The collaboration must address a reasonable and appropriate level of consultation and referral, coverage for the patient in the absence of the APRN, a method to review patient outcomes and a method of disclosure of the relationship to the patient. The collaborative agreement must be in writing and include the level of schedule II and III drugs that the NP may prescribe and a method to review patient outcomes. (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-87a)

Essential Job Functions:

Provides clinical care within scope of Nurse Practitioner license.

• Assesses patient illness by obtaining complete medical history ensuring that findings are properly recorded in the patient’s medical record. Performs physical examination, orders laboratory tests, and analyzes results.
• Diagnoses illness or health needs based on analysis and evaluation of clinical data and physical assessments.
• Provide direct patient care as a member of the clinical team working with Nurses, MD’s, Medical Assistants, and Case Managers and Patient Access Representatives toward achieving the goals for the patient’s plan of care.
• Collaborates with team members to assure quality patient care, appropriate distribution of work, and efficient patient care.
• May concentrate in such medical specialties as appropriate to skills and Board certifications.
• Participates in rotation to provide services to the community and participate in health fairs as needed.
• Provide patient care and treatment in collaboration with a physician in accordance with established state laws and organizational job description.
• Refers patients for diagnostic tests and specialist services as appropriate.
• Works with other staff to plan, develop and evaluate patient care plan and advocates for and supports community health programs and policies.
• Participates in Professional Practice, Quality Improvement, Staff, and other meetings as assigned.
• Maintains and enhances professional development and knowledge of theory and practice by attending conferences, educational programs and seminars.
• Other duties as requested.

Performance Goals:

• Ability to problem solve and use good judgment on a case-by-case basis.
• Ability to effectively track client data, specialty appointments and diagnostic tests.
• Ability to effectively assess patient status.
• Aware of resources, referral options and services outside of the CHWC

Community Health and Wellness of Greater Torrington, Inc.