Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

As part of Walgreens Health and Wellness division, Take Care Health Systems includes Take Care Consumer Solutions (), managers of convenient care clinics located at select Walgreens drugstores nationwide, and Take Care Employer Solutions (), managers of worksite-based health and wellness services. The company combines best practices in healthcare and the expertise and personal care of our trusted community of providers to deliver access to high-quality, affordable and convenient healthcare to all individuals. We operate on-site employee health centers, pharmacies and fitness centers for many of the country's largest corporations and federal agencies. We are currently seeking a PRN Nurse Practitioner to join our employee health center located in New Orleans, LA. This PRN Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for covering staffing shortages Monday-Friday from 7:00am-4:00pm when needed. This employee health center provides primary care and urgent care treatments to our client's employees. Responsibilities Include: Performs physical examinations and preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions of Physician Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' clinical problems and health care needs Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition. Provides written home-going instructions Collaborates with Physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan as necessary Prescribes or recommends medications or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures Refers patients to Physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment Maintains medical records using (In some health centers it may be using Electronic Medical Record software) Educates and coaches nursing staff on best nursing practices

Requirements:

Masters Degree required
At least three years of clinical experience as a Practitioner in an ambulatory care, occupational health, or emergency department setting is strongly preferred
Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of North Carolina Nationally certified as a Family, Adult or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner through the AANP or ANCC
Current CPR certification through the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
Appropriate certification to write prescriptions under the authority of the Site Medical Director, if allowed within state of practice.

Requirements Masters Degree required
At least three years of clinical experience as a Practitioner in an ambulatory care, occupational health, or emergency department setting is strongly preferred
Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of North Carolina Nationally certified as a Family, Adult or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner through the AANP or ANCC
Current CPR certification through the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
Appropriate certification to write prescriptions under the authority of the Site Medical Director, if allowed within state of practice.

Preferred Qualifications:
Training skills a plus
Demonstrated problem-solving and work flow management skills Knowledge and experience with Electronic Medical Records

Other Qualifications:
Requirements as set forth in the specific contract for the site may include working flexible hours including evenings, nights and weekends.
Travel for training may occasionally be required.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.