Nurse PractitionerPenobscot Community Health Care • Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Nurse Practitioner
Penobscot Community Health Care
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States
About
Take a complete medical history and do a physical examination on PCHC patients as clinically appropriate. Diagnose and treat common medical problems in your specific fields of competence. Consult with the appropriate PCHC physician at the FNP's health center, or with the appropriate PCHC physician on call, or with the Associate Medical Director, as needed and in accordance with PCHC policies and procedures to assure good care. Manage acute and chronic illness collaborating as needed with the PCHC M.D. and assist in coordinating care for these patients with other members of the health center and/or with services outside of the health center. Provide patient education and preventive medicine as clinically indicated. Provide counseling and support as clinically appropriate, in areas of social problems recognizing the emotional component of illness, making referrals to mental health professionals as needed.
Qualifications/Education/Experience:
Education – RN and Family Nurse Practitioner training program in accredited college or university. Must be licenses as RN and as a Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges in Rhode Island. Must be certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Must conform to prescribed standards for continuing education as set down by appropriate state or national advisory boards. Experience – One year in a community health setting.
PCHC is EOE/M/F/D/V/SO
Languages
- English
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