Nurse Practitioner

Allergy-Partners; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Allergy-Partners seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide professional patient care in the office. The role involves taking patient histories, diagnosing, and developing care plans in collaboration with supervising physicians.

You will prescribe medications per state guidelines, manage immunotherapy programs, educate patients, and ensure timely patient flow and safety compliance within the clinic.

Qualifications

• NP degree required.
• Current licensure maintained to treat all ages.
• Minimum two years in a physician office or hospital setting.
• Ability to work independently and make clinical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Takes patient history and records data in the patient chart.
• Confers with physicians about findings, diagnoses and treatment.
• Develops and implements patient care plans and counsels patients.
• Prescribes medications within state guidelines and clinic policies.
• Provides diagnosis and treatment for established patients.
• Administers immunotherapy and educates patients about therapies.
• Manages appointment flow and triages calls as needed.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Patient communication

Team collaboration

Medical documentation

Education

Nurse Practitioner degree

Active NP license

Job description

Provides professional patient care in the office.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:Clinical ResponsibilitiesTakes 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 patientsReturns 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 INFORMATIONActual compensation may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:NP degree requiredCurrent 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.