Nurse Practitioner

Allergy Partners; Crestview Hills (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Allergy Partners in Crestview Hills, KY is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide professional patient care in the office.

You will take patient histories, confer with physicians, prescribe medications within state guidelines, and develop care plans. This role requires a minimum of two years of physician office or hospital experience and current licensure to treat patients of all ages.

Qualifications

• NP degree required.
• Licensed to treat patients of all ages.
• At least two years of experience in a physician office or hospital.
• Knowledge of managed care basics and Medicare populations.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with practice management and word processing software.

Responsibilities

• Takes patient history and records in chart.
• Confers with physicians about new findings and treatment.
• Prescribes medications per state guidelines and clinic protocols.
• Develops and implements patient care plans and counsels patients.
• Provides diagnosis and treatment services to established patients.
• Triages calls and returns messages; documents actions in charts.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical decision making

Prescription authority

Communication skills

Managed care knowledge

Medical charting

HIPAA familiarity

CPR training

Education

NP degree

Tools

Practice management software

Word processing software

Email / Internet applications

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: 31-00-Crestview Hills - Crestview Hills, KY 41017Provides professional patient care in the office.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Clinical Responsibilities

• Takes patient history, and records the information in the patients chart.
• Confers with physicians about new patient findings and potential diagnosis and treatment.
• Exercises professional judgment regarding consultation with supervising physicians concerning appropriate treatment.
• Develops and implements patient care plans, instructs and counsels patients, and records progress.
• Prescribes medications to the extent allowable by state guidelines and clinic regulations.
• Provides diagnosis and treatment services to established patients.
• Prescribes medications, treatments, and immunotherapy in accordance with physician protocols.
• Formulates and updates patient care plans; consults with physicians as needed.
• Performs patient education duties; shows immunotherapy videos, hands out brochures, and directs patients to specific Internet sites for more information.
• Acts as backup and puts patients in rooms as needed.
• Transmits prescription requests to pharmacy; documents action in patient chart and obtains physician signature of approval.
• Oversees appointment bookings and ensures emergency situations are scheduled appropriately; maintains timely flow of patients
• Returns patient phone messages at designated times throughout the day; documents action taken in patient chart.
• Triages incoming telephone calls; instructs patient and family regarding treatment instruction, then documents action taken in patient chart.
• Completes all assigned AP training (such as CPR, OSHA, HIPAA, Compliance, Information Security, others) within designated timeframes.
• Complies with Allergy Partners and respective hub/department policies and reports incidents of policy violations to a Supervisor/Manager/Director, Department of Compliance & Privacy or via the AP EthicsPoint hotline.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

QualificationsEDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• NP degree required
• Current licensure maintained. (Must be licensed to treat all ages).

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• At least two years of experience in a physician office or hospital.
• Ability to make independent decisions about patient care.
• Experience diagnosing and treating patients.
• Working knowledge of managed care basics, and experience working with a managed care and Medicare population.
• Comfortable using email and interacting with Internet applications.
• Knowledge of practice management and word processing software.
• Good communication skills.
• Neat, professional appearance.