Job Family: 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners
Occupational Group: 29-1110 Diagnosing & Treatment
Practition, Hlth
OCCUPATION PROFILE
JOB FAMILY:
HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP:
DIAGNOSING & TREATMENT PRACTITION, HLTH
OCCUPATION:
NURSE PRACTITIONERS
29-1171
BROADBAND LEVELS:
LEVEL 3 - PAY BAND 009
LEVEL 4 - PAY BAND 010
DESCRIPTION
This is specialized nursing work diagnosing and treating acute, episodic, or chronic
illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion
and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab
work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have
specialized graduate education.
Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and
supervising employees.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies based on patient characteristics
such as age and gender.
Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood
counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic
information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and
professional practice guidelines.
Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with
other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or
herbal remedies.
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Job Family: 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners
Occupational Group: 29-1110 Diagnosing & Treatment
Practition, Hlth
Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.
Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable
populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.
Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring
instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
Assists in the development of overall policy and protocols related to the management of
nursing care problems and the delivery of client care.
Supervises the delivery of health services and monitors professional methods and
techniques.
Provides consultation and technical assistance in evaluating the appropriateness of
client care as it relates to primary care.
Provides leadership in the development and design of health educational materials and
training of personnel.
Orders, conducts, interprets, and/or evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess
patient's condition.
Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy,
inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
Discusses cases with physician.
Informs physician of patient's condition.
Consults with and/or provides technical assistance to public and private entities
concerning health care.
Instructs on topics, such as health education, disease prevention, child birth, and home
nursing and develops health improvement programs.
Delivers infants and performs postpartum examinations and treatment.
Conducts specified laboratory diagnostic tests and procedures such as urinalysis, blood
counts, x-rays, smears, and cultures.
Monitors the quality of care or standards of practice to ensure compliance with state and
federal requirements.
Plans and conducts family, patient, and health education by counseling and fostering
inclusion of the educational concepts into all phases of the health care provided.
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Job Family: 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners
Occupational Group: 29-1110 Diagnosing & Treatment
Practition, Hlth
Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing
performance.
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Monitor Processes, Material,
Surroundings
Documenting/Recording Information
Communicating With Other Workers
Getting Information Needed to Do the
Job
Monitoring and reviewing information from
materials, events, or the environment, often to
detect problems or to find out when things are
finished.
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or
maintaining information in either written form
or electronic/magnetic recording.
Providing information to supervisors, fellow
workers, and subordinates. This information
can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or
via telephone/electronic transfer.
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining
information from all relevant sources.
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to
others.
Updating and Using Job-Relevant
Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing
one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
Establishing and Maintaining
Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative
working relationships with others.
Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require
moving one's whole body, such as in
climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping,
where the activities often also require
considerable use of the arms and legs, such
as in the physical handling of materials.
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with
information and data to make decisions and
solve problems. These processes involve
making decisions about the relative
importance of information and choosing the
best solution.
Making Decisions and Solving
Problems
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Job Family: 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners
Occupational Group: 29-1110 Diagnosing & Treatment
Practition, Hlth
Identifying Objects, Actions, and
Events
Identifying information received by making
estimates or categorizations, recognizing
differences or similarities, or sensing changes
in circumstances or events.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey
information
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and
understanding why they react the way they do
Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a
potential action
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people
as they work, identifying the best people for
the job
Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of different
approaches
Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and
asking questions as appropriate
Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
Writing
Communicating effectively with others in
writing as indicated by the needs of the
audience
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques
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Job Family: 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners
Occupational Group: 29-1110 Diagnosing & Treatment
Practition, Hlth
needed to diagnose and treat injuries,
diseases, and deformities. This includes
symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug
properties and interactions, and preventive
health-care measures
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue,
cells, organisms, and entities, including their
functions, interdependencies, and interactions
with each other and the environment
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for
providing customer and personal services
including needs assessment techniques,
quality service standards, alternative delivery
systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation
techniques
Chemistry
Knowledge of the composition, structure, and
properties of substances and of the chemical
processes and transformations that they
undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and
their interactions, danger signs, production
techniques, and disposal methods
Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of information and techniques
needed to rehabilitate physical and mental
ailments and to provide career guidance
including alternative treatments, rehabilitation
equipment and its proper use, and methods to
evaluate treatment effects
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the
English language including the meaning and
spelling of words, rules of composition, and
grammar
Education and Training
Knowledge of instructional methods and
training techniques including curriculum
design principles, learning theory, group and
individual teaching techniques, design of
individual development plans, and test design
principles
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and
performance, mental processes,
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Job Family: 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners
Occupational Group: 29-1110 Diagnosing & Treatment
Practition, Hlth
psychological research methods, and the
assessment and treatment of behavioral and
affective disorders
Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes
involved in business and organizational
planning, coordination, and execution. This
may include strategic planning, resource
allocation, manpower modeling, leadership
techniques, and production methods
Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production,
communication, and dissemination techniques
and methods including alternative ways to
inform and entertain via written, oral, and
visual media
Computer
Knowledge of computer software including
applications
Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and
interrelationships including one or more of the
following: arithmetic, algebra, geometry,
calculus, statistics, and their applications
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Certification as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in accordance with Chapter
464, Florida Statutes.
EFFECTIVE:
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