Nurse Practitioner

Anpex-Health; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 210,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Anpex-Health in New Jersey seeks a licensed physician to provide comprehensive care across settings. You will examine patients, take medical histories, address concerns, document visits in the EHR, and review vitals and labs to guide care.

Requirements include medical degree and state license with two years of related experience. You will diagnose, manage chronic conditions, order tests, refer appropriately, and work with a multidisciplinary team while complying with HIPAA.

Qualifications

• MD required and board eligibility (if applicable).
• Strong communication and clinical skills.
• Proficiency with Electronic Health Records (EHR).

Responsibilities

• Examine patients and document visits in the EHR.
• Diagnose and manage chronic illnesses, diseases, injuries, and long-term conditions.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests; explain results to patients.
• Make appropriate referrals to specialists or other healthcare professionals.

Skills

Patient assessment

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Medical Degree

State license

Job description

Essential Functions

• Examines patients, record medical history, address patient concerns, answer patient questions.
• Provides a continuum, or “gap coverage” in medical care for patients within a variety of health care settings.
• Diagnosis and manage chronic illness, disease, injuries, and/or long-term conditions.
• Documents visit in EHR.
• Review any abnormal vitals and labs and make appropriate recommendations.
• Make referrals to necessary and appropriate parties, including specialists and other skilled and non-skilled parties as indicated by patient need.
• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs and explains results to the patient.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving as the first point of contact for admissions.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions and makes adjustment in care plan as needed.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
• Complies with all state medical laws and regulations (i.e. HIPAA).

Experience and Education

• Medical Degree from a College or University and two years related experience and/or training.
• State license and certification to practice medicine.