UofL Heath-Mary and Elizabeth Hospital

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

56d•Onsite

About The Position

UofL Health/UofL Physicians Group is seeking a Full-Time outpatient Pain Management APRN/PA to support their Interventional Pain Specialist. This role involves coordinating the planning, implementation, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of pain management patients in collaboration with a designated licensed physician. Responsibilities include examining and diagnosing patient conditions, educating patients on medical and procedural options, prescribing medications and treatments, assisting in coordinating the continuum of care, and performing other duties to support patients. The APRN will also provide symptom management for side effects related to oncologic treatment, assist with admissions, maintain oversight of the survivorship program and clinic, and share clinical expertise. The position requires working collaboratively and independently, documenting and reporting care accurately and timely, and collaborating with other health disciplines to ensure continuity and quality of care. The role also involves promoting evidence-based nursing practice and research by participating in clinical research and leading efforts in scientific inquiry. There is a varied schedule with a mutually agreed-upon call schedule, and assistance in the Operating Room may be necessary. The APRN must maintain professional certification in their specialty area and attend educational conferences. The position requires compliance with all company policies, procedures, and standards of conduct, as well as HIPAA privacy and security requirements.

Requirements

Master of Nursing degree from an accredited institution.
Current licensure in state of Kentucky as an APRN.
National certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Current DEA certificate without restriction.
Current BLS.
Must be ACLS Certified.
Demonstrates the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of patients served by demonstrative knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Communicates appropriately with the person served regardless of their age.
Initiative, communicator, problem solver.
Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise.
Service Excellence – responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information.
Organized – manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized.
Flexible – ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization.
Critical Thinking – ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options.
Work Ethic – motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency.
Maintains a professional appearance at all times.
Interpersonal – can build effective, strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, management, consultants, and media through trust, communication, and credibility.
Team – ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome.
Emotional Intelligence – ability to not take issues personal, see the big picture in emotionally charged situations and respond in a mature, professional, composed manner.
Self-Awareness – ability to reflect, understand limitations, and seek appropriate assistance and guidance.
Judgment – exercises discretion and due diligence when making decisions and recommendations.
Quality – is able to perform work in a neat, efficient, well-coordinated, well communicated manner with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.
Presentation – can speak in front of people to deliver necessary material or messaging.
Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.
Able to critically think through complex patient situations, process improvements, evidence-based practice.
Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills.
Computer skills required for this job.
Specialized programs that the candidate must be able to use.

Nice To Haves

Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides assessment, management, and outcome evaluation for patients in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Serves as a resource to educate patients, families, professional nurses, and staff.
Functions as a liaison between patient, family, and UofL Physicians staff.
Participates in clinical research.
Demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism, timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.
Coordinates the planning, implementation, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of pain management patients in collaboration with the designated collaborating licensed physician.
Examines, diagnoses, and treats patient conditions.
Educates patients, including medical and procedural options.
Prescribes medications and treatments.
Assists in coordinating the continuum of care.
Performs other duties to support patients.
Manages specialty clinic.
Writes prescriptions for medication, blood tests, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, and therapeutic measures.
Requests written consultation from physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Interprets and evaluates findings of studies/tests.
Relays appropriate information regarding patient care to the collaborating physician.
Evaluates the quality of care provided and recommends changes for improvement.
Initiates appropriate actions to facilitate the implementation of therapeutic plans.
Participates in multidisciplinary conferences.
Provides symptom management for side effects related to oncologic treatment.
Assists with admissions.
Works both collaboratively and independently.
Maintains oversight of survivorship program and survivorship clinic.
Shares clinical expertise with professional and supportive personnel.
Documents and reports care in an accurate, timely manner.
Works effectively with others.
Collaborates with other health disciplines to ensure continuity and quality of care.
Promotes evidenced-based nursing practice/research by participating in clinical research and leading efforts in scientific inquiry.
Assists in the Operation Room when necessary.
Maintains professional certification in specialty area; attends and participates in national, regional, and/or local educational conferences.
Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct.
Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism.
Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data.
Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines.
Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members.
Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.
Lives the values of honesty, integrity and compassion and demonstrates these values in their interactions with others and as they deliver excellent patient care.