NP Specialty Care Colorado Springs CO

*** New graduates will not be considered***

3-5 years experience as a Nurse Practitioner in Neurology is required.

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Nurse Practitioner Specialty Care

Provides specialty health care services in both outpatient and acute care settings for certain acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Job Duties

Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination.

Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies.

Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations, and care.

Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions, including the use of prescriptive authority and referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.

Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health and wellness, treatment options, and community resources.

Provides care in the context of promoting age and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making and the right to self-determination.

Provides inpatient care to include preoperative, intra-operative, and post-operative services, as well as critical care/intensive care medical management.

Requirements:

Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license by the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement.

Unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in the course of practice.

Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)

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