Family Nurse Practitioner- Float- Ellington, MO

Mohigh; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohigh is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for a full-time exempt/salaried role, providing clinical management for clinic patients on site or off site. The NP will perform histories, document findings, supervise wellness activities, and collaborate with medical staff.

The position requires active Missouri NP licensure and BLS certification, with responsibilities including patient charting and coordination with other health professionals to deliver quality primary care.

Qualifications

• Active state licensure as Nurse Practitioner in Missouri.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical management for clinic patients on site or off site, including health supervision of uncomplicated illness and chronic illness.
• Elicits and records health histories and documents findings in the patient chart.
• Assumes responsibility for health surveillance and wellness guidance to promote health.
• Supervises allied health personnel when appropriate.
• Uses sound judgment to determine referrals to physicians or community resources.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health professionals to improve delivery of primary health care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient history

Documentation

Team collaboration

Health supervision

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (MO)

Tools

EMR

Job description

Nurse Practitioner – Full-Time – Exempt/Salaried

Active State Licensure as Nurse Practitioner in the State of Missouri

BLS – Basic Life Support

• Provides clinical management for clinic patients on site or off site, including health supervision of uncomplicated illness, including chronic illness, persons with minor accidents and anticipatory guidance.
• Elicits and records health histories for individuals and families in a systematic and succinct form and critically evaluates and documents the findings in the patient’s chart.
• Assumes responsibility for health surveillance relevant to health teaching to promote optimal physical and mental health to prevent illness and establish a Wellness mode.
• Must show proficiency in computer skills, as MHHC utilizes EMR exclusively for patient charting and billing.
• Supervises, as deemed necessary, allied health personnel when appropriate to complete above objectives.
• Uses sound judgment in deciding which persons can be served by the Nurse Practitioner and which should be referred either to physicians for differential medical diagnosis or to other community resources.
• Collaborates with other professional staff members, physicians and other health professionals in devising improved and ongoing ways to deliver quality primary health care.