Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Mental Health Center of Denver
Location: Denver Colorado
Description: Denver Health is at the momment seeking for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Mental Health Center of Denver right now, this position will be placed in Colorado. For complete informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. N.P.s must have prescriptive authority. 2+ years of recent Primary Care P.A. experi! ence required.
This position is located at the Mental Health Center of Denver located on 12th & Claremont.
Under general supervision, works with clinical staff/physician to provide primary healthcare to patients. Examines and diagnoses patients and develops treatment plans. As appropriate for clinical setting provides treatment for illnesses, injury, emergencies, prenatal care, follow up, and screening and testing. Performs testing, referral to physicians as needed, writes prescriptions, and performs procedures within the scope of expertise, protocols and available equipment. Must function well
as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including listening to others and considering novel and unconventional
approaches to solving problems. Be highly self-motivated, organized, and capable of using his/her time efficiently in a fluid variable clinic structure where standard work and process are established or modified
in a dynamic clinical setting. Will! ing to cross train and perform other clinic roles to help the ! team when staffing needs dictate.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of nursing and successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program. Masters preferred.
Experience: One year related clinical experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of medical principals, procedures and community resources. Skill in eliciting history from patients, performing physical exams and formulating assessments of and treatment plans for patients. Ordering appropriate diagnostic studies to aid in diagnosis. Knowledge of appropriate administration and prescription of medications. Skill in utilizing
the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, negotiate problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies. Skill in obtaining information from patients, calming and reassuring patients and motivating patie! nts to accept
treatments. Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in selecting proper treatment. Ability to respond
appropriately in emergency situations. Ability to prepare accurate reports. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public.
Certificate/License/Registration: Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers certification/CPR.
Certification by a national certifying body approved by the Colorado Board of Nursing, Current registration with the Colorado Board of Nursing’s Advanced Practice Registry. Provisional or Full
Prescriptive Authority, if eligible. Advance Practice Nurses without Provisional Prescriptive Authority
must be actively working towards obtaining Provisional Prescriptive Authority within five years from
date of hire. Advance Practice Nurses with Provisional Prescriptive Authority must be actively working
towards Full Prescriptive Author! ity within five years after provisional authority is granted. Depending!
on the needs of the assigned area incumbents in this job title may be required to obtain additional
certifications or training in one or more specialty areas. All Certifications and Licenses required for this job must be kept current as a condition of continued employment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: List each job duty and responsibility that is essential to performing the job successfully, efficiently and safely.
Denver Health is an integrated, efficient, high-quality academic health care system that is considered a model for the nation. The Denver Health system includes the Rocky Mountain Regional Level I Trauma Center, a 525-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 8 family health centers, 15 school-based health centers, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, the Denver Public Health Department, an HMO, and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado’s primary safety net institution, De! nver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3 billion in care for the uninsured in the last ten years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvements and remains financially secure, in part, due to its nationally recognized implementation of lean principles in healthcare. Denver Health is a major resource to the community, serving approximately 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.
Located just south of downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Denver Health.
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This position starts available on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:58:23 GMT
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