The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing and managing patient's pain issues in accordance with the standard of care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Utilizes a multimodal approach to include but not limited to medication and interventional management, physical therapy and bracing where appropriate.
- Explains procedures or prescribed treatments to patients along with treatment goals.
- Interprets medical tests in the context of patient care and explains results to patients.
- Completes all administrative tasks in a timely manner.
- Monitors patient's compliance to treatment plan (i.e.: obtaining urine drug screens, where applicable).
- Adheres to company policies, ongoing quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with all federal and state health information privacy laws.
- Records complete, timely and legible medical records.
- Liaises with other medical professionals related to patient care.
- Keeps up to date with medical developments.
- Promotes the company's core values.
- Coordinates with medical assistants, nurses and other medical staff.
- Ensures all personnel and all patients are treated without limitation because of race, creed, sex or national origin.
- Collaborates with administrative team to optimize the Clinic functionality.
- Assists with marketing, as needed.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies
- Checks work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday.
- Participates in and complete all required trainings and in-services.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must possess and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in the state in which services are performed.
- May be required to possess and maintain a current DEA license, depending on regional requirements.
- May be required to possess a current ACLS and/or BLS certification, depending on regional requirements.
- Masters Degree in Nursing or a related field of study.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
- Must have a proven track record of providing exceptional customer service.
- Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers and the public.
- Must be able to work individually as well as within a team.
- Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
- Must be able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations.
- Must be able to multi-task and prioritize.
- Must demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
- Must possess strong organization skills.
- Must be able to problem solve and use reasoning.
- Must be able to meet predefined quality standards.
- Must maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all time.
- Must have a working knowledge of the healthcare field and medical specialty, as well as medical terminology.
- Must have a compassionate nature with the ability to make patients feel at ease.
- All staff are expected to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- One (1) year of prior experience working in a Pain Management practice.
- One (1) year of prior experience working with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- One (1) year of experience performing in-office procedures.
- Master’s Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner specialty/focus.
Driving/Travel:
The employee must have reliable transportation. May be required to travel up to 100%. While the primary workplace may be closest to the employee’s home, work assignments could be in any of the Company’s locations.
