Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner/CRNP - Infectious Disease

Job description

Overview Under the supervision of the Infectious Diseases physician, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for providing direct patient care and complex care coordination to patients in both the hospital and outpatient setting. The NP will serve as a member of a comprehensive team of health care professionals to deliver high quality and efficient care to adult patients being evaluated and treated for infectious disease conditions Responsibilities: - Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments as directed by the physician(s) and records findings of examinations and assessments. - Provides education to patients, families, and other DCH staff members on the on Infectious Disease conditions and issues. - Performs hospital consultations under physician supervision and direction. - Responds to daily telephone requests from outside consulting physicians, DCH case managers, DCH social work, clinical staff, and other DCH Health System staff. - Writes orders in the medical record for medications based on established written protocol and licensure. - Orders and interprets diagnostics laboratory and radiology examinations as appropriate for...