Nurse Practitioner - Infectious Diseases

Please Note: Must be certified in infectious diseases
Responsible for providing primary healthcare to patients and families, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education and counseling. Works under direct supervision of a physician following established guidelines as required and within established scope of practice.

• Demonstrates the ability to perform physical exams on all patients, neonate through the geriatric population.
• Obtains and documents patient's medical history. Identifies health risk factors.
• Demonstrates the ability to diagnose and treat common acute illnesses.
• Demonstrates the ability to diagnose and treat chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests within established scope of practice and consults with medical director or specialists, i.e., laboratory work, x-rays.
• Provides well childcare; women's healthcare, family planning, and prenatal care as approved under delineation of privileges.
• Demonstrates the ability to prescribe medications pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy and Drug Enforcement Agency and non-pharmacological therapies based on the patient's diagnoses, health history and age.
• Encourages positive health behaviors for the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease. This is done through education and counseling.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned