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Job Summary: Looking for a Full time or Part time family nurse practitioner who can provide an excellent patient care by performing courteous, efficient, and accurate service. Assess, plan, and provide care independently. Examine and treat family care as well as urgent care patients to ensure proper disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Prescribe and administer medication. Request necessary tests and follow-up visits and refers patients to specialists as necessary. Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures set forth by Epic Urgent and Primary Care, government agencies as well as occupational health clients. Prior ICU, urgent care or ER experience is preferred..
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Assess, plan and treat patient needs within an urgent care setting for sick visit and walk in appointment.-Assess, plan, and treat patients independently for well check ups, physicals, chronic health management, screening, treatment plan and vaccination etc.-Order labs, tests, injections, referrals and prescribe medications.-Perform minor outpatient surgical procedures such as incision and drainage, sutures, wound closure and management, splinting, IV therapy etc.-Consult with other physicians on medical care of patients..-Communicate patient needs, diagnosis, and course of treatment to the patient and other clinical staff and instruct and educate patients about discharge instructions if applicable.- Maintain an adequate patient flow on-site by directing assisting clinical staff.- Maintain quality assurance of charts and testing.- Handle telephone calls about services rendered from clinic, patients, physicians, as well as other staff.- Provide accurate and timely documentation in EMR for insurance carriers and companies.- Maintain patient records for clinical use, medical records use, billing use, physicians review, etc.- Serve as a resource person for other clinical staff.- Help produce and maintain patient education instruction hand-outs.- Attend required provider staff meetings.- Accept and assume responsibility for special projects as they arise and all other duties assigned
-Participate in required courses and perform CME credits to maintain license.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
-Successfully graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program and received and maintained certification.
-Successful completion of clinical rotations.
-Must possess a current license to practice medicine in the state of Illinois and Illinois DEA license.
– Knowledge of basic ER, internal medicine, generalist, occupational medicine, and family practice procedures.- ability to use the necessary equipment such as the nebulizer, EKG machine, etc.
-NRCME certification to perform DOT medical exam in 2 months of joining
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
– Ability to communicate in English both verbally and written.- An exceptional communicator, orally and written.- Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively and courteously deal with patients and families, clients, coworkers, clinical staff and physicians.
SKILLS:
– Knowledge of computer function and basic office equipment.- Responsible for personal actions, positive action upon feedback from others.- Organizational and analytical skills necessary to maintain efficient workflow.- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.- Ability to adjust responsibilities to accommodate a fast-paced work environment while maintaining excellent customer service and staff interaction
Work Remotely
- No
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $55.00 – $75.00 per hour
Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Continuing education credits
- Flexible schedule
- Malpractice insurance
- Paid time off
Medical Specialty:
- Internal Medicine
- Occupational Medicine
- Primary Care
- Urgent Care
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
Work Location: In person
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