Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner at Provider Healthcare summary:
The Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner role involves providing comprehensive primary care for pediatric, OB/GYN, and family practice patients in an outpatient clinic in Hanover Park. Responsibilities include evaluating medical histories, performing physical examinations, managing illnesses, prescribing medications, and providing patient counseling. The position requires an active nursing license and board certification, with additional benefits such as health insurance, flexible scheduling, and loan repayment programs.
Job Type: Full Time, 40 hours per week
Schedule: 4x10 or M-F, Weekends as needed
Pay: Starts at $97,000 and increases with experience
An outpatient clinic in the northwestern Chicago surburb of Hanover Park is looking to fill a Family Nurse Practitioner role. The clinic provides primary care for pediatric, OB/GYN, and family practice patients.
Responsibilities
Make, evaluate, and record medical histories.
Perform physical examinations required to evaluate medical problems.
Perform health maintenance for well patients, including administering or supervising immunizations.
Treat problems within the scope of competence and exercise judgment on problems requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation.
Manage illnesses
Collect specimens for pathological examinations
Prescribe medication as determined by the formulary and best practice
Counsel patients on medical problems, use of medications, expected effects of treatments, diet, and other health maintenance matters.
Counsel family planning, including prescribing of oral contraceptives
Manage behavioral or psychosocial problems including crisis intervention and short-term individual and family counseling
Order and interpret appropriate laboratory studies, x-rays, electrocardiograms, and other special examinations
Analyze and interpret data, formulate diagnoses and problem lists, and establish plans for the management of health problems
Initiate consultation requests to specialists and other health professionals including physical therapists, occupational therapists and dietitians
Participate, record, respond and acknowledge the On-Call phone system
Participate and perform all skills and duties for the hospital rounding schedule (refer to Employment Agreement)
Maintain all CME (continuing medical education) required
Have a method of transportation to travel when requested
Requirements
Nursing License Required
Active Nurse Practitioner License
Active Board Certification
Active BLS Certification
Five or more y ears of APN experience (p referred)
- Spanish fluency (preferred)
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Flexible schedule
Life insurance
Loan repayment program
Malpractice Insurance
Vision Insurance
PTO
Unpaid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Keywords:
Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, Outpatient Clinic, Nursing License, Patient Care, Healthcare, Medical History Evaluation, Immunizations, Patient Counseling, Health Maintenance