Job Description
The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing and managing patient's pain issues in accordance with the standard of care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Utilizes a multimodal approach to include but not limited to medication and interventional management, physical therapy and bracing where appropriate.
- Explains procedures or prescribed treatments to patients along with treatment goals.
- Interprets medical tests in the context of patient care and explains results to patients.
- Completes all administrative tasks in a timely manner.
- Monitors patient's compliance to treatment plan (i.e.: obtaining urine drug screens, where applicable).
- Adheres to company policies, ongoing quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with all federal and state health information privacy laws...