The Nurse Practitioner (NP)is an integral member of the interdisciplinary health team of Great Salt Plains Health Center, Inc. The NP provides primary care in collaboration with GSPHC’s physicians as deemed necessary.

We are not currently seeking recruitment assistance or locum tenens services.

We offer:

• 100% premium paid for employee medical, dental, and vision and 70% premiums paid for dependents
• Fully vested retirement matching
• Basic life & LTD
• Paid time off
• Paid continual education, licensure, and dues
• Loan repayments
• Competitive pay

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Registered nurse, currently licensed to practice in State of Oklahoma.
• Certification from a formal Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Experience in ambulatory care setting.
• Interest and/or experience in collaboration with interdisciplinary health teams.
• Maintains current continuing medical education (CME) and criteria for credentialing.
• Possesses DEA, and Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Control Certificate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Characteristic Activities:

• Participates in the provision of first contact care and coordination of continuity of care to clients of all ages in collaboration with GSPHC physicians.
• Assumes responsibility for the care of a group of clients in collaboration with GSPHC physicians.
• Participates in the coordination of community agencies and/or resources in providing continuity of care.
• Participates in the continuing education of the nursing staff.
• Conducts and/or participates in-group educational experience for clients and/or families.
• Participates in individual client or family education or counseling activities in collaboration with other members of the medical interdisciplinary team.
• Participates appropriately in staff activities.

Specific Functions:

• Elicits a chief complaint, history of present illness, patient profile, past medical history, family history and review of systems. This includes the social, economic and emotional data.
• Performs a physical examination using the skills of auscultation, percussion, palpation and inspection.
• Establishes a problem list and plan of therapy which includes teaching and counseling, ordering and performing laboratory and diagnostic tests for baseline data, diet, pharmacotherapy, activity using problem-oriented medical record system.
• Determines final disposition of clients in collaboration with center physicians. Makes appropriate referrals to other resources when needed.
• Provides follow up care for monitoring health and disease states, evaluating progress of each problem, and including patient education.
• Provides emergency care within limitations.
• Participates in clinical audit.
• Serves with GSPHC physicians in hospital follow-up of clients in collaboration with the other members of the medical interdisciplinary team.
• Performs other duties assigned by the CMO.