The mission and purpose of this position are to compassionately deliver high-quality service, and basic as well as advanced patient care in a professional, caring and cost-effective manner, as directed by the physician.

 Provides general nursing care to patients through the process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.  Also directs and guides patient teaching, activities of ancillary personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.  Demonstrates environmental concerns of infection control practice, safety/fire practice, disaster practice, cardiac arrest practice and continuous quality improvement.

 Provides general nursing care to patients through the process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.  Also directs and guides patient teaching, activities of ancillary personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing.  Demonstrates environmental concerns of infection control practice, safety/fire practice, disaster practice, cardiac arrest practice and continuous quality improvement.

Responsible for the collection, processing and testing of specimens.  This job must be performed with strict adherence to the quality control and quality assurance policies of this facility in order to provide the patients and providers with the most accurate and timely test results possible. Adherence to OSHA, COLA, and CLIA (through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly known as HCFA) requirements is mandatory.

Responsible for the collection, processing and testing of specimens.  This job must be performed with strict adherence to the quality control and quality assurance policies of this facility in order to provide the patients and providers with the most accurate and timely test results possible. Adherence to OSHA, COLA, and CLIA (through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly known as HCFA) requirements is mandatory. 

 The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is an Affiliate Medical Staff member possessing advanced knowledge and clinical skills to provide direct and indirect emergency medical services in collaboration with the Emergency Department Physician.  These services are provided for all types of acute and chronic illnesses or injuries of patients of all ages.  These mid-level providers complete the Medical Screening Examination on a select population of patients that present to the Emergency Department for non-emergent care.