Nurse Practitioner Part-Time

Located in: Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Position Summary Promotes and maintains health by providing medical services to medical office patients under the supervision of a physician.

Duties and Responsibilities The duties include, but are not limited to: Physical exams, consultations, and referrals. Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests.

Appropriately documents subjective and objective findings including assessment and plan in the patient's medical record. Ensures accurate coding and billing Collaborates with the care team to provide each patient and their family the highest quality healthcare. Assessment of patient family knowledge and initiation of patient and family.

Contributes to physician's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing physician directives. Assesses patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories. Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies, interpreting test results.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations; suturing; managing wounds and infections. Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens; giving normal growth and development information; discussing family planning; providing counseling on emotional problems of daily living; promoting wellness and health maintenance.

Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. Develops health care team staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Proper and complete medical documentation (without copy/paste) for all patient care in order to assure accuracy (above 80% with goal of 95%) of E/M coding - and closing/sign off after review of all patient charts in accordance with company policies. Failure to meet this essential job function can affect the eligibility for productivity/PCN (percent net collection) bonuses.

Proper and complete medical documentation (without copy/paste) for all patient care in order to assure accuracy of HCC coding. Failure to meet this essential job function can affect the eligibility for VBC bonuses.

Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Qualifications or Education, Training and Experience Registration & Licensure by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Life Support (ACLS) 1-3 years' experience in an outpatient care office preferred