Advanced Practice Provider
About The Position
We are seeking an Advanced Practice Provider on a per diem basis to staff Morristown Medical Center and the Morristown practice. Weekend shifts are required. The provider delivers primary care, including assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, treating, and educating patients, and works with physicians and other clinicians as part of a team-based approach to patient care. The role includes evaluating patients and developing and implementing treatment plans, prescribing or dispensing medications and injections in accordance with medical practice guidelines and state laws, handling minor lacerations, maintaining medical records, and providing patient and family education. The provider collaborates with physicians on acute and long-term care needs, helps ensure continuity of care, and participates in quality assurance, peer review, staff education, clinical guideline development, and continuing education activities. The position requires an MSN, completion of advanced practitioner training and certification through an approved nurse practitioner program, at least three years of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting, and two years of nurse practitioner experience. Current state RN and advanced registered nurse practitioner licenses with prescriptive authority, AHA-affiliated BLS, and current CDS and DEA numbers are required. The pay range is $75–$80 per hour. The job posting describes benefits as applicable to full-time employees.
Requirements
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
- Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification as a general or specialized practitioner from an approved nurse practitioner program.
- At least three years of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting.
- At least two years of nurse practitioner experience.
- Current state registered nurse license.
- Current state advanced registered nurse practitioner license with prescriptive authority.
- BLS affiliated with the American Heart Association.
- Current CDS and DEA numbers necessary for prescribing.
- Availability for required weekend shifts.
Responsibilities
- Assess patient status using health histories, patient or family interviews, chart reviews, evaluation of illness and risk factors, and physical examinations.
- Order or perform appropriate laboratory, diagnostic, and screening tests; consult physicians and other clinicians as needed; integrate information to determine diagnoses and therapeutic plans, including identification of health risks.
- Develop and implement treatment plans, including prescribing or dispensing medications and injections in accordance with practice guidelines and state laws; handle minor lacerations.
- Instruct patients and families about medications and treatments, provide health promotion and illness prevention education, and recommend community resources as appropriate.
- Communicate case management information to professionals and community agencies, and document examinations, test results, diagnoses, medications, and treatment in patient records.
- Participate in peer and chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development, continuing education, and quality assurance activities to demonstrate compliance with standards, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Serve as a consultant or collaborator to the clinical team in the area of specialty; comply with patient confidentiality requirements and promote patient advocacy.
- Collaborate with physicians in managing patients' acute and long-term medical needs.
- Provide monitoring and continuity of care between visits according to treatment plans, including triaging patient calls and emails.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package and paid time off, as applicable to full-time employees.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits; HSA, FSA, and other ancillary benefits, with immediate eligibility for full-time employees.
- 401(k) plan with company contribution.
- Profit sharing.
- Tuition assistance.
- Employee referral bonus.
