Nurse Practitioner

PLEASE NOTE - This position may require temporarily relocation to other TONHC Facilities : Sells Hospital, Santa Rosa Health Center, San Simon Health Center, and San Xavier Health Center.

Position Summary :

Under general supervision, provides medical care and treatment to patients according to policies, procedures, protocol, and patient needs.

Scope of Work :

This position may be organizationally located in Tohono O'odham Nation Sells Hospital or in any TONHC health center. The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Clinical Director, who provides administrative oversight. Incumbent functions with considerable independence during patient care and works as the primary provider for medical care at the Tohono O'odham Nation Sells Hospital and any other TONHC health center where the supervising physician may be at a different location. The supervising physician periodically reviews the incumbent's work performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities : (Depending on the area of assignment, an incumbent may not be required to perform some of the duties listed below) :

• Provide diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health services to patients.
• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history, and requests and performs diagnostic tests and examinations.
• Diagnose and treat acute health care problems such as illness, infections, and injuries.
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize various stages of serious physical, emotional or mental problems.
• Provides direct medical care in the presence of illness or disability to maintain life, provide comfort, reduce distress and enhance coping ability.
• Participate with other professionals and agencies involved in providing health care and services, including immunizations, disease control, environmental health, and health education.
• Collaborate with the physician in the management of selected complex medical problems.
• Teaches patients and family members various ways to maintain and improve their health status.
• Provide preventive services to individuals, including guidance on nutrition, common illnesses, accident prevention, child growth and development, and child-rearing.
• Evaluates total health care needs of patients and develops or initiates plans to meet these needs.
• Ensures preparation of appropriate medical records for all patients seen to ensure the accumulation and organization of all pertinent clinical data needed to provide comprehensive medical care.
• Routine duties include, even if rarely required, providing medical care and public health services to individuals eligible for services provided by TONHC in homes, schools, clinics, job sites, and other community locations within the TONHC service area.
• Serve in a teaching capacity to develop other health care workers such as nurse practitioner students, physician assistant students, and other care providers.
• Maintain knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing education, staff meetings, and workshops.
• Participates in a comprehensive Quality Improvement Program to meet accreditation standards of The Joint Commission.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned and contributes to a team effort.

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