Nurse Practitioner
• Would you like to be part of a new practice concept where you can make an impact?
• Would you like to go to work knowing your time will be spent treating patients, not dealing with insurance companies?
• Do you have a passion for preventative medicine and promoting wellness?
If you answered yes to the questions above, read on!
Novia CareClinics is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work one day a week within an employer based clinic in Eldridge, IA. The Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively with the Medical Director/Physician and is primarily responsible for providing primary care medical services to both adult and pediatric patients seeking treatment for diseases/injuries in the clinic. This position promotes wellness programs that will serve to educate the patient population and assist them in making healthy lifestyle choices. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the direction and supervision of nursing medical staff as appropriate. The role receives medical supervision from the Medical Director and Collaborative Physician on issues related to medical care and treatment; receives administrative supervision from the Clinic Operations Specialist.
There is no appointment setting, no billing, and no insurance paperwork—allowing you to spend more time focusing on the patient!
Key Responsibilities
• Assumes quality of care for all patients through health history taking, physical examination, and diagnostic tests; develops and implements plans for providing treatment of illness and preventative services.
• Consults with physicians regarding patient’s conditions, diagnosis, treatment plan, medication orders and need for specialty care; keeps physician advised of patient status as necessary; prescribes medications according to proper clinical care and standards of practice; recognizes situations requiring physician care; consults with and makes appointment with physians for patients.
• Assists the Medical Director and Novia in the development and updating of medical and other policies, guidelines, and medical orders used in the delivery of health care to patients; assists in implementing, promoting, and evaluating wellness programs set in the clinics.
• Maintains an affiliation with professional groups, medical associations, and medical organizations, as per policies established; positively represents Novia in all meetings of these associations and organizations.
• Promotes and believes in Novia’s mission statement: “To improve people’s health by offering integrated wellness and primary care resulting in higher employer profits and greater employer/employee cohesiveness.”
