Nurse Practitioner - Clinic

Virginia Urology; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Personal development support

Job summary

Virginia Urology seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide outpatient and hospital-based urology care in the Richmond area. You will take patient histories, perform exams, and document plans for physicians while supporting clinics and on-call coverage.

Responsibilities include assisting procedures, counseling patients, coordinating admissions, and arranging referrals. Virginia NP licensure, ANP-BC, and DEA license are required, with ACLS/BLS certifications on hand.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited nurse practitioner program.
• Board Certified ANP-BC required by ANCC.
• Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in Virginia; valid DEA license.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Take history and perform physical exams in inpatient and outpatient settings; document findings for supervising physician.
• Communicate and document treatment plans, orders, and coding to supervising physician.
• Assist or perform procedures such as catheterization, dilations, injections, drain removal, and radiologic assists.
• Support clinics including outlying locations; cover nocturnal and weekend on-call as needed.
• Counsel patients and families on health and disease management; coordinate admissions and discharge planning.
• Respond to hospital consults and after-hours calls; ensure continuity of care.
• Facilitate referrals to facilities and community resources; comply with Virginia Board of Medicine scope.

Skills

History taking

Physical examination

Clinical documentation

Medical communication

Patient counseling

Surgical assistance

Education

NP program graduate

ANP-BC certification

Virginia NP licensure

DEA license

ACLS & BLS

Job description

Description

Mission

Virginia Urology will provide access to individualized, quality, and compassionate urological care from a highly specialized and diverse teams while maintaining a fulfilling work environment.

Overall Objective

Clinical responsibilities include providing outpatient care at multiple Virginia Urology offices and Richmond area hospitals, as needed.

Essential Job Functions

• Take an appropriate history, perform an appropriate physical examination in both the inpatient and outpatient setting, assess the patient, and record the pertinent data in a manner meaningful to the supervising physician.
• Provide appropriate communication and documentation to the supervising physician in a timely manner regarding examinations, treatment plans and notes, coding, and other reporting.
• Perform or assist in performing therapeutic procedures delegated by the supervising physician, provided that the procedures are consistent with the supervising physician’s practice and with the patient’s condition. Such procedures include, but are not limited to urethral catheterization, clot evacuation, radiological procedures, urethral dilations, injections, administration of medications, and drain removal.
• Assist in clinic setting, including clinics in outlying locations.
• Recognize and evaluate situations which call for the immediate attention of the supervising physician and initiate necessary treatment and/or procedures essential for the life of the patient.
• Instruct and counsel patients and their families regarding matters pertaining to their physical and mental health, such as diets, social habits, aging, and long-term management of disease.
• Assist the supervising physician by arranging admissions or making inpatient hospital rounds, evaluate emergency department patients, making appropriate entries in patients’ medical records including discharge summaries, reviewing and administering treatment and therapy plans, ordering routine diagnostic laboratory tests and radiological services, acting as first or second assist in surgery under the direct supervision of the supervising physician, and providing continuing care to patients following surgery.
• Assist the supervising physicians by responding to hospital consults and after-hour calls to determine appropriate intermittent care management including but not limited to identifying emergent cases that require the immediate assistance of the supervising physician or admission to nearest emergency care facility. This includes some night and weekend call coverage.
• Facilitate the supervising physician’s referral of patients to the appropriate health facilities, agencies, and resources of the community.
• Per the Virginia Board of Medicine, prescribe, administer, and dispense legend drugs and Schedule II-V controlled drugs and devices as reasonable and necessary to ensure appropriate standard of care within the practice of urology.

Additional Job Functions

• Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with all members of health care team.
• Meet and maintain continuing education requirements to be able to practice under currently approved clinical practice protocols.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.

Applicants with surgical and/or hospital inpatient experience are strongly preferred.

Full benefits package including competitive compensation, health insurance, PTO, retirement plan and personal development support.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Compensation range, based on experience: $47.21/hour - $68.46/hour.

Requirements

Education and Licensure requirements include

• Graduated from an accredited nurse practitioner program.
• Certification required as an Adult Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (ANP-BC) granted by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Valid DEA drug license
• Current ACLS and BLS certification required.