Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services to patients at Damian Family Health Care Centers. The NP is expected to provide advanced health care to people of all ages; prescribing treatment modalities, establishing plans of care and promoting the continuum of care with other health care providers.
Essential Functions
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including medical histories, physical exams, and diagnostic evaluations.
• Diagnose acute and chronic medical conditions within scope of practice
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory tests, imaging, and diagnostic studies
• Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans
• Prescribe medications and therapeutic interventions in accordance with NYS law and DEA requirements
• Manage chronic disease conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, asthma)
• Provide preventive care, immun...