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22nd Century Technologies, Inc Nurse Practitioner in Gallipolis, Ohio

Job title: Nurse Practitioner. Location: Gallipolis, OH 45631. Duration: 6+ Months Shift: 8:00 AM -- 4:30 PM (16 Hrs./Week) Onsite: Yes Job Description: Creates & implements patient care plans and performs advanced nursing duties within boundaries of licensure: Monitors progress of patients and intervenes in the course of chronic illness. Performs routine physical examinations of patients to determine control or status of chronic conditions & diagnose new conditions. Evaluates acute & chronically ill patients & prescribes medications or administers treatment of acute & chronically ill patients. Completes discharge planning/follow-up care for clients/patients/youth/inmates with chronic care and/or medical issues. Performs minor surgery as training & competency allows. Evaluates necessity for referral consultations inside or outside the institutional, facility or correctional setting. Orders & reviews results of laboratory, x-ray & other diagnostic testing. Inoculates or vaccinates patients against communicable diseases. Maintains required medical records: Documents medical information gathered during patient interviews according to agency guidelines, policies, protocols & agency-professionally accredited standards. Documents assessments & diagnostic impressions including treatment plans & follow up parameters. Cooperates monthly with institutional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or agency equivalent for medical quality oversight. Provides clinical direction to registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, phlebotomists & other caregivers. Participates in professional & agency committees & meetings: Attends professional institutional specific meetings as requested by warden, deputy warden or chief medical officer. Participates in continuous quality improvement measures & attends monthly meeting. Attends quarterly medical meetings. Serves as resource for patients & families utilizing areas of clinical expertise & provides advice regarding health maintenance & promotion & identifies health risk factors. Attends in-services &/or other continuing education offerings relative to growth & development as nurse practitioner. Major Worker Characteristics: Knowledge of skilled registered nursing procedures; advanced nurse practices; HIPAA regulations; state & federal regulations, policies & procedures related to nursing; human relations; employee training & development; health care services & program management; counseling; interviewing. Skill in use of equipment (e.g., surgical equipment, ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, BP cuff, EKG machine, otoscope, reflex hammer); operation of personal computer. Ability to handle sensitive telephone & face-to-face inquiries & contacts with general public. Possess strong clinical base in order to make judgments & decisions regarding patient care & treatment. Deal with some abstract but mostly concrete variables; define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusion. Gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things; understand & follow philosophies, policies & procedures of facility. Establish & maintain positive rapport with patients, patients' families, nursing & other department &/or agency staff; maintain confidentiality of information. About our Company: - 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Cana

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