QUALIFICATIONS Education • Master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner’s Program Experience/Skills • Ortho experience preferred but not required • Demonstrates evidence of progressive nursing experience • Possesses basic computer skills • Performs minor office surgeries, applies casts and splints, and sutures lacerations • Possesses clinical assessment, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills Required Licenses/Certifications • Registered Nurse licensed by the Indiana State Board of Nursing • National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner • CPR • ACLS Working Conditions • Works in a clean, well-lit clinic environment ROUTINE RESPONSIBILITIES Behavioral Expectations • Consistently complies with established Behavioral Expectations Patient Care • Demonstrates the ability to work with adults, and geriatric patients • Obtains and documents patients’ medical history • Identifies health risk factors • Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors • Develop treatment plans that include: • Medication management (opioid and non-opioid) • Ordering appropriate injection treatments • Interpreting the effectiveness of injection therapies • Prescribing conservative therapies (physical therapy, chiropractic medicine, pool therapy) • Ordering and interpreting imaging studies and labs • Encourages positive health behaviors for the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease through education and counseling • Apply standardized care guidelines in clinical practice • Provides patient and/or family with health education, counseling, and referrals to other healthcare professionals and community resources when appropriate • Treats patients and families with respect and dignity • Works with collaborating physicians and other physicians/members of the health team to plan optimal care for the patient • Works independently while a supervising physician maintains oversight • Works with the patient and family to formulate a patient treatment and education plan • Treats assigned patients, both new and follow-up • Provides follow-up care, determines effectiveness of the treatment plan, reassesses, and changes the plan as needed • Appropriately refers patients to outside specialties, i.e., orthopedics and neurosurgery • Completes documentation that meets all standards and policies • Documents all findings, interventions, and results • Always maintain patient confidentiality • Functions as a patient advocate • Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized, and to function under stressful situations • Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities • Stays current with medical advancements, new technology, and new drugs through continuing education classes, society meetings, professional journals, etc. • Follows the five medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors • Attends all departmental, organizational and medical staff committee meetings as appropriate • Works collaboratively with physicians to develop and implement specific clinic policies and procedures • Willingly work with staff members as a team • Assures adequate patient records are maintained and transferred as requested • Knows and adheres to the rules and regulations governing the clinic • Accepts other duties as assigned. Full time/Day shift 80 hours/Biweekly