Job Details
Nurse Practitioner
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| Type: | Tribal |
| Salary Range: | $0 to $0 / Per Year |
| Open Period: | 12/21/2017 to 11/30/2018 |
| Summary: |
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) is accredited by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
At the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, located in Tuba City, Arizona, we pride ourselves on being a place where our employees feel empowered to deliver the kind of care they believe in. The kind of care that attracted them to the healthcare field in the first place. Our employees value the camaraderie, collaboration, and a high-tech environment. Our patients value the genuine care they receive. Serves as nurse practitioner at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, Tuba City, Arizona, which involves performance of medical care services for patients in the Internal Medicine outpatient clinic. |
| Duties: | ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Provides comprehensive diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health care services to adult patients. Direct Patient Care Services 1. Interviews, assesses, and evaluates patients to determine their physical condition and type of medical services needed, and orders initial diagnostic studies appropriate for the patient's medical condition. 2. Performs a basic physical assessment using techniques of observation, inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation and diagnostic instruments. 3. Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, and mental problems. 4. Consults and collaborates with other health care professionals at Tuba City to establish health care plans and to review patient progress and response to therapy, including the use of written referrals to Community Health Nurses, specialty clinics, etc. 5. Adheres to medical regimens to stabilize chronically ill persons and adjusts regimens as clinically appropriate. 6. Documents visits in the Medical records of patients including updating problem lists 7. Makes decisions concerning medical care needs of patients consulting with physicians as appropriate. 8. Works collaboratively with the physician in management of selected complex medical problems. 9. Provides health care and preventive services to healthy individuals including immunizations, guidance in nutrition, common illnesses, accidents, substance abuse, exercise, and depression screening. 10. Teaches patients and family member's ways to maintain or improve their health status. 11. Carries out treatments and procedures as required, administers medications; observes and documents changes in patient's condition, reactions to medications and treatments. 12. Responsible for prescribing medications including computation of doses. 13. Performs other duties as assigned. 14. Must have legible handwriting. Administrative Tasks 15. Participates in planning, instituting, evaluating, and revising program plan, assists in determining conditions, resources, and policies essential to delivery of health care services. 16. Participates in performance improvement initiatives which may involve chart reviews. 17. Keeps abreast of the latest medical knowledge via CME as required by respective licensing agency. 18. Participates in hospital committees as assigned by supervisor. 19. Participates in a teaching capacity in the development of other health care workers. 20. Performs other duties as assigned. |
| Qualifications: | Education: Bachelor's Degree Experience: Must have two (2) years of experience as a nurse practitioner evaluating and treating patients Licensure/Certification: • Must possess a valid, current, full and unrestricted license to practice as a nurse practitioner in any state within the United States, District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Credentialing: Must be credentialed and privileged to serve on the Medical Staff |
| Work Type: | Permanent, Full |
| Announcement #: | TC-2017-0032 (DH4052) |
| Who May Apply? | All Groups of Qualified Individuals |
| Get Details & Apply: | http://tchealth.org/careers/ |
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| Name: | Bitsui, Alex |
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