Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Rapid Response Team - Baptist Med Ctr
About The Position
The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner opportunity at Baptist Medical Center is for a position on the Rapid Response Team. This team is essential for early intervention in patient deterioration, providing immediate clinical support and helping prevent escalation to higher levels of care. The team is critical to maintaining response times, patient safety, and overall care quality. INTEGRIS Health is Oklahoma's largest not-for-profit health system and Baptist Medical Center is the flagship institution of the INTEGRIS Health Network. The Nurse Practitioner provides medical consultation, routine patient care, and follow-up as directed. This position requires population specific competencies. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires. INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
- Current Oklahoma Nurse Practitioner license
- Current BLS Certification
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English
Nice To Haves
- Acute care certification
- AGACNP experience preference
Responsibilities
- Initiates and completes a detailed patient assessment
- Initiates the order of laboratory tests, radiological examinations and other routine diagnostic procedures
- Diagnoses the actual or potential health problem or need, based upon an analysis of the data collected, and plans therapeutic intervention
- Orders and initiates appropriate medication, treatment, and consultation based upon an analysis of the data collected
- Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing (not involving tendons, arteries or nerves) wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing simple conditions produced by infection, trauma or disease processes
- Educates the patient regarding prescribed treatment and medication(s)
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- retirement savings plan with employer match
- professional expense allowance
- liability coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
