Hybrid Primary Care Advanced Practice Registered Nurse- Claremore bei Cherokee Nation

Provides medical care and treatments according to credentials and privileges in either a clinical setting or through public health services.  Maintains records, participates on committees, and upholding ethical standards are also required.

Routine duties shall include providing health care services to individuals eligible for services in accordance with the self-governance compact and funding agreement between the Cherokee Nation and the United States executed under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.  Examines patients, performs comprehensive physical examinations, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.  Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.  Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.  Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.  Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems in daily living, and health maintenance.  Evaluate emergency situations and renders life-saving procedures as appropriate.  Screens patients for appropriate referrals.  Prepares and makes arrangements for referrals.  Performs triage as necessary. Consults with Physician as necessary.  Participates or chairs assigned committee meetings. Participates in community health fairs.  Provides education to schools and/or community organizations.  Maintains educational requirements.  Assures Cherokee Nation Health Services objectives are met.  Adheres to professional ethical standards.  Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES   

None.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT 

Must be a graduate from an accredited Masters of Science program. Must have graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner's program and meet the Oklahoma Board of Nursing's requirements for licensure.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT 

No additional experience required.

COMPUTER SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contact Management systems; Database software and Spreadsheet software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

Must possess and maintain an Oklahoma State Nursing license with prescriptive authority preferred and National Nurse Practitioner Certification. Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating. 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of radiation. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.