Nurse Practitioner - Podiatry

JOB DESCRIPTION

Provides office-based ENT, allergy, and selected dermatology services to new and established patients of all ages

• evaluation and treatment of common conditions of ear, nose, throat, mouth, sinuses, salivary glands, face and neck
• medication management; monitoring of medication compliance
• education/counseling
• ordering diagnostic tests
• referral to ENT surgeon for operative procedures (e.g., tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, tympanostomy tubes, endoscopic sinus surgery, skin cancer surgery)
• referral to related other specialties (e.g., audiology, cardiology, neurology, pulmonology, sleep medicine)
• performance of common ENT and facial skin procedures
• communication with PCP’s.

Most commonly encountered diagnoses are:

• Allergic rhinitis
• Dizziness and vestibular disorders
• Dysphagia
• Epistaxis
• Eustachian tube disorders
• GERD and laryngopharyngeal reflux
• Hearing loss and related disorders
• Hoarseness
• Impacted cerumen
• Skin disorders of head and neck, including actinic keratoses and skin cancers
• Sinusitis