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• Secure medical, social and family history and conduct physical examinations under a <br />supervising physician. <br />• Make medical diagnoses. <br />• Prescribe medical treatment, including writing prescriptions. <br />• Provide medical consultations. <br />In addition to the above duties, the Family Nurse Practitioner II also writes and revises <br />medical protocols; conducts orientation sessions; coordinates the scheduling; and <br />participates in the hiring process. <br />As part of the study, Personnel also conducted a labor market survey. This survey found <br />that Family Nurse Practitioner salaries in other organizations had increased significantly. <br />From the data gathered, Personnel found that Orange County's Family Nurse Practitioner <br />salary ranges are lower than .the average labor market salary range for other public and/or <br />private employers surveyed. The new salary grade 74 and 75 will make Orange County's <br />salaries for Family Nurse Practitioner more comparable to the average salary range in the <br />labor market. The charts below summarize the results of the market survey. <br />Family Nurse Practitioner I <br />Employers. Surveyed Average Salary Range <br />State/Local Governments* $42,451 - $65,646 <br />Private Companies** $47,773 - $71,417 <br />Orange County <br />(Proposed Grade 74) $41,051 -.$65,272 <br />Family Nurse Practitioner II <br />Employers Surveyed Average Salary Range <br />State/Local Governments* $44,563 - $70,691 <br />Private. Companies** $50,629 - $71,922 <br />Orange County <br />(Proposed Grade 75) $43,1.03 - $68,536 <br />2 <br />State and local government employers surveyed were: Alamance, Chatham, <br />Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Johnston, Mecklenberg, New Hanover <br />and Wake Counties along with the State of North Carolina and UNC-Chapel Hill. <br />