Job Information
CHC-SEK APRN - School Health (10 Month Agreement) (Coffeyville) in Coffeyville, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13133297
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This position is part of the medical clinical team. This position is responsible for providing primary care services, including assessing and managing patients in the clinic following established standards of practice. This position shall be authorized to make independent decisions about advanced practice clinical needs of families, patients and medical decisions based on authorization for collaborative practice with one or more physicians.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Develops and manages the medical plan of care for patients based upon an agreement developed jointly and signed by the mid-level and supervising physicians.
- Provides complete, comprehensive outpatient care for patients including health examinations and treatment of medical conditions, to include follow-up of problems detected.
- Responsible to manage acute and chronic illness, routine care through care plans that are coordinated, when appropriate, with the patient\'s behavioral health provider
- Responsible to make appropriate referrals to internal disciplines of CHC/SEK and/or external resources/agencies for additional services required.
- Prescribes medications for patients for treatment of conditions, as indicated.
- Provides clinical consultation to other providers within CHC/SEK as needed.
- Responsible for accurate, timely, and clear medical record documentation.
- Observes clinic protocols and guidelines and scope of practice as determined by professional regulatory agencies.
- Provide appropriate follow-up with clinical support staff to include telephone/written correspondence (e.g. inform patients of test results).
- Provides clear written and oral communication to patients/guardians, and employees.
- Participates in an on-call system for after-hours care for CHC/SEK inpatient population, as assigned.
- Participates in quality improvement activities.
- Ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of a potential action.
- Supervises healthcare students as assigned.