Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Maryvale Clinic

Provide high quality medical care to wide variety of patients in a quality oriented, efficient, and cost effective manner.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must be able to embrace differences among people and able to interact with internal staff as well as external contacts in a culturally competent and respectful manner
• Maintains awareness of trends in primary care, making recommendations for appropriate changes in nurse practitioner practice
• Manages, through mutual agreement and collaboration with physician, that part of care of a complicated patient which is appropriate to the ability and experience of the nurse practitioner
• Contributes to the understanding of nurse practitioner through public relations and interagency planning activities
• Practices and promotes a philosophy of self-responsibility, and self-development Interacts politely and as a team player with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and public
• Assesses own professional abilities and functions, and participates in peer review of nurse practitioner practice
• Conducts and participates in research related to nurse practitioner and allied health fields
• Collaborates and consults with other allied health professionals in order to give complete patient care
• Assumes responsibility for the primary care patient (i.e., health and social histories, physical examinations, handling of acute and chronic illnesses, differential diagnosis and treatment according to policies and procedures
• Maintains professional competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Observes and respects the confidentiality of information in regard to patients, visitors and co-workers employees including salary information, if exposed to any of the above referenced information in the course of his/her job function.
• Conducts himself/herself in a manner consistent with the Mission Statement and Values of Mountain Park Health Center.
• Maintains familiarity with and abide by all established facility and departmental policies and procedures, noting changes when they are published/posted.
• Demonstrates an understanding of facility organizational structure by utilization of appropriate channels of communication.
• Dresses according to the organization’s dress code policy and procedure, as well as, complies with specific departmental regulations pertaining to employee appearance.
• Conducts annual review of and complete/suggest on-going revisions of the Policies and Procedures specific to his/her department.
• Promotes positive patient/guest relation in accordance with Mountain Park Health Center policies, providing a high level of quality in personal attention and service to patients and visitors.
• Ensures compliance with governmental licensing and regulatory requirements where applicable.
• Maintain consistent, timely communication regarding all facets of departmental activities with his/her co-workers, therefore, demonstrating good customer service skills with both external and internal customers.
• Complies with the organization Safety Policies and Procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Approved Nurse Practitioner education program, experience in clinical area of specialty.
• 1 year relevant experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Current Arizona R.N. License, current Arizona Nurse Practitioner certificate, and current CPR certificate.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or board of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.