Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops gastroenterology patient care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a diagnosis; establishing patient care objectives; defining interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Provides gastroenterology patient care by providing treatments and services involving disorders and conditions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; performing procedures such as flexible sigmoidoscopies, infrared coagulation treatment of hemorrhoids (IRC), review & interpretation of capsule endoscopy, writing prescriptions; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; collaborating with physicians.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates gastroenterology patient care by reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan; making or recommending necessary adjustments;
• Assures quality care by adhering to professional standards, organization policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and maintaining cooperative relationships among healthcare team members.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient records.
• Protects healthcare organization value by keeping information confidential; cautioning others regarding potential breaches. Respects patients’ right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality.
• Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; utilizing care and caution when handling equipment and supplies.
• Improves nurse practitioner and gastroenterology job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to nurse practitioner and healthcare organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
• Demonstrates cooperative work attitude toward and with team members, management, patients, visitors and physicians.

Requirements:

• Ensures communication by team members to promote continuity of patient care.
• Applies policies and procedures of the medical practice to ensure consistent quality patient care.
• Attends all office staff meetings to ensure coordination of efforts.
• Constantly strives for growth and self-improvement.
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Reports changes of any type to the administrator.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by the office administrator.