Title:
Part- Time Family Nurse Practitioner
FLSA Status:
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Shift: Day
Reports to: Clinical Director
Department: Primary Care Clinic
Employment Status: Full-Time/Part-Time
Supervisory Responsibilities:
No
Travel: No
Date Created/Last Evaluated:
March 14, 2021
Summary
The Family Nurse Practitioner examines and treats patients independently, assesses patient needs and develops treatment plans.
Qualification Requirements
Current license as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina
Certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board
Current Approval to Practice granted by the NC Board of Nursing OR meets qualifications for Approval to Practice pending Physician Supervision requirement
Graduate degree in Nursing within the Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Job Classification: Category 1 – may have exposure to blood/infectious material.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Competency in adolescent and adult primary care within the limits of the specialty. Prenatal, postpartum and pediatric preferred.
Acceptance of several principles of community health care that include but are not limited to the following: Commitment to the practice of health promotion and disease prevention, appropriate risk stratification, provision of trauma-informed and gender-affirming care, commitment to actively addressing health inequities and to providing safe spaces for marginalized people and communities.
Essential Functions
Provides in-office care to primary care, wellness, lactation, gynecology, and child-bearing patients within the scope of a Family Nurse Practitioner utilizing the established Clinical Practice Guidelines within WBWC.
Performs medical examinations and evaluations, diagnoses, treatment, follow-up, consultation, and health education within the scope of a nurse practitioner.
Assists in developing, implementing and maintaining compliance with policies and procedures for the primary care, GYN, newborn, and lactation services as needed and requested.
Maintains compliance with AANP, AABC and all state and federal laws and regulations.
Assists with maintaining appropriate systems to assure quality patient care such as participation emergency skills drills and in-services; participates and utilizes quality management principles through weekly chart review.
Contributes to maintaining productive and positive working relationships with staff at WBWC, consulting physicians and with health care facilities and agencies.
Serve as a resource to the clinic staff by participating in and providing contemporary in-service education that will facilitate increasing teamwork and maintaining a comprehensive approach to the delivery of health care.
Coordinate clinical education experiences for students
Provide an environment where students expand their clinical skills and gain a positive attitude regarding primary and women’s health care
Oversee client education, including review and update client forms annually
Provides health education to students, families, and/or community health practitioners and groups, within area of specialty as requested.
Serve as a consultant to outside agencies as assigned regarding APRNs.
Participates in selected local, state and national organizations that affect nurse practitioner’s practice (NCNA, and AABC).
Participates in activities designed to enhance public awareness of Women’s Birth & Wellness Center services.
Participates as part of a professional team by performing any other duties as assigned or needed
All WBWC Employees are expected to adhere to the following organizational values:
Integrity: Our decisions, actions, and behaviors are based on honesty, trust, fairness, and the highest ethical standards.
Kindness: We are friendly, generous and considerate of others. We provide honest feedback in an effort to help others.
Respect: We embrace the differences amongst people. We listen, acknowledge and are thoughtful towards others.
Stewardship: We maximize the resources entrusted to us to deliver a positive return.
Advocacy: We actively support causes that are important to us, the patients that we serve and the work that we do.
Physical Demands
Certain jobs at WBWC may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Work Environment
Direct Patient Care
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.