Nurse Practitioner

Description

Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (APRN) is responsible for handling patient appointments and performing routine examinations to ensure patient health. Their duties include speaking with their patients about healthy lifestyle choices for their age, completing diagnostic tests to help diagnose and treat patients for injuries or illnesses and coordinating with other healthcare professionals to maintain updated medical records.

Job Duties:

· Recording a patient’s medical history.

· Updating medical records.

· Documenting symptoms.

· Collecting samples (blood, urine, mucus, stool, etc.).

· Ordering lab tests or diagnostic procedures as necessary.

· Performing detailed examinations of the patient.

· Creating and implementing treatment plans.

· Coordinating with other medical professionals and specialists as necessary.

· Prescribing medications.

· Performing small medical procedures.

· Managing assisting nurses and medical assistants when evaluating patients.

· Monitoring patients to determine if treatment is successful and, if not, to identify which adjustments might be made.

Requirements:

· Master's degree in Nursing required.

· Acute care experience in a hospital or clinical setting.

· Family practice experience in busy clinic prefer