Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Med Center Health • Bowling Green, KY

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About The Position

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse serves in collaboration with a physician as a primary care provider for patients across the full spectrum of age and gender. The scope of practice includes diagnosing and treating conditions and prescribing medications.

The role includes conducting patient assessments, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, developing and documenting plans of care, providing health and wellness education, and delivering emergency care and minor surgical procedures. The APRN collaborates with physicians and other care providers to support quality patient care and positive outcomes, maintains clinical records and billing documentation, and contributes to process improvement, policy recommendations, research-informed practice, and administrative reporting.

Requirements

• Master's degree or higher in Nursing.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure or a temporary work permit in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• APRN certification from a board-recognized national organization.
• DEA license required within six months from the date of eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), with demonstrated leadership skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete patient histories and physical assessments, including psychosocial assessments, for all age and gender classifications.
• Perform focused examinations and order appropriate laboratory, X-ray, and other diagnostic tests.
• Diagnose disease states and administer appropriate treatment.
• Consult with physicians and make referrals as appropriate.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and X-ray procedures as appropriate, working with patients and families.
• Participate in identifying processes for improvement and initiate improvements.
• Analyze patient data, develop plans of care, and document them clearly, concisely, and in a timely manner.
• Implement health and wellness teaching, counseling, and support systems for individuals and families, including immunizations to prevent infectious communicable diseases such as influenza and pneumonia.
• Promote well-child care, female health care, cancer screening, and other health-promotional screenings.
• Administer emergency care and perform minor surgical procedures, including suturing minor, superficial lacerations.
• Prescribe medications appropriate to each client's condition and within Kentucky State Law.
• Complete and maintain required patient records and billing documents at the time of each visit.
• Use electronic medical records, electronic order entry, and other computer applications proficiently.
• Assign the level of care and appropriate CPT code corresponding to each patient's diagnosis.
• Apply pain-management principles, consulting with a physician for patients with chronic malignant and non-malignant pain.
• Collaborate with physicians as required and as needed to provide quality care and positive outcomes.
• Make recommendations regarding policies and procedures as needed.
• Maintain certification requirements through continuing education programs.
• Translate current literature and journal findings into practice and apply the research process to clinical areas.
• Protect patients’ rights, including privacy and confidentiality.
• Assist the Administrator, when necessary, with departmental reports and records.
• Collect statistical data for administrative and regulatory purposes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time