Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking a highly skilled Family Nurse Practitioner to join our team at Southeast Community Health Systems. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing primary healthcare to patients and families, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education, and counseling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform physical exams on patients of all ages, from neonates to the geriatric population.
• Obtain and document patient medical history, identifying health risk factors.
• Diagnose and treat common acute illnesses, as well as chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests within established scope of practice, consulting with medical director or specialists as needed.
• Provide well-childcare, women's healthcare, family planning, and prenatal care, as approved under delineation of privileges.
• Prescribe medications and non-pharmacological therapies based on patient diagnoses, health history, and age.
• Encourage positive health behaviors through education and counseling.

Requirements:

• Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner's Program.
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license in the State of Louisiana (or valid compact state) in good standing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• BLS/ACLS Certification required.
• Current, valid DEA and CDS licenses required (for applicable specialties).