FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER

Full Time position from Monday - Friday (no weekends); with RGB Group, Inc. to provide Nurse Practitioner services to the men and women of the United States Air Force at Laughlin Air Force Base, TX.

Responsibilities

 The duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide a full range of nurse practitioner services in accordance with privileges granted by the Commanding Officer (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat , and counsel patients as Indicated).
• Treat patients with common acute conditions, illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in collaboration with a physician.
• Collaborate with the physician in the health care of patients with chronic illnesses. 2.4 Request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated.
• Order diagnostic tests as applicable.
• Prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
• Promote preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
• Coordinates patient care through a continuum and facilitates the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to care, quality and cost effectiveness
• Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.

• Knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, disease process and procedures.
• Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required.
• Knowledge of the administrative requirements for proper documentation of patients condition including disease progress, acknowledgement of teaching, and follow up care.
• Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.
• Skill in setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers, and other unit specific equipment.