Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

• Independently assess, diagnose, & develop treatment plans for patients with sickle cell disease as well as patients in the area of Primary Care in accordance with protocols and standards of care.

• Promote a schedule of health promotion examinations and interventions in our patient population

• Obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, and prescribe, dispense or deliver medications under a collaborative practice agreement.

• Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings and orders appropriate diagnostic studies.

• Provide anticipatory guidance and counseling to patients/families.

• Document patient assessment and plan of care in the medical record and generate appropriate outgoing correspondence.

• Be familiar with documentation requirements to insure proper billing.

• Initiate and coordinate referrals to other health care team members or agencies.

• Serve as a consultative resource to nursing staff.

• Participate in the development, utilization and evaluation of resources to meet patient/family educational needs.

• Provide education to external agencies, community and other health professionals.

• Participate in development and implementation of divisional and departmental quality assessment/improvement/research programs and processes.

• Monitor task module of the electronic health record to insure timely response.

• Responsible for administrative activities and special projects as assigned.

• Contribute toward the achievement of divisional and departmental goals.

• Participate and contribute to activities that enhance clinical expertise and nursing knowledge.

• Participate in professional nursing activities in the division, community and professional organizations.

• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, residents and the public.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Nurse Practitioner’s must have MSN and must be a licensed RN by the Virginia Board of Nursing and a certified Nurse Practitioner.
• Physician Assistant must have an MPA. Must be a licensed Physician Assistant within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• Schedule II prescriptive eligibility
• Knowledge of or experience working with: persons with sickle cell disease, chronic pain management; cardiovascular disease is preferred.
• Intermediate knowledge of and experience with personal computer
• Intermediate word processing skills required

Eastern Virginia Medical School