Nurse Practitioner - Acute Physician Services Atu - Full-Time Flex Night (25440)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

29d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Our Team at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center! We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Nurse Practitioner.

Requirements

• 2 years of related clinical nursing experience preferred.
• Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice, extensive knowledge of physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology, psychiatry and behavioral health.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.
• Graduation from an approved Nurse Practitioner program.
• Current RN, and NP NJ licensure required.
• BLS certification required.
• Holds current certification for prescriptive privileges.

Nice To Haves

• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes assessment for new patients admitted to the service, including history and physical, medication reconciliation, problem list and plan of care.
• Performs assessment and plans for ongoing treatment for patients in the service.
• Provides psychiatric medication monitoring and counseling as necessary to assigned patients.
• Orders lab and diagnostic tests for patients in the service as appropriate to formulate diagnosis, develop treatment plan.
• Reviews results of lab and diagnostic tests and makes adjustment to the treatment plan accordingly.
• Plans a response for follow up for patients with abnormal tests results and intervenes with patient according to medical center policy and procedure.
• Assures all entries to the medical record, paper or electronic, are appropriate, timed, dated, signed and legible.
• Promotes throughput for the service by achieving and maintaining medical center expectations for productivity.
• Provides patient education and feedback to promote health and wellness.
• Adheres to all medical center policies and procedures and bylaws of the medical staff.
• Participates in department performance improvement initiatives, collects and aggregates data as needed, works with leadership to develop a plan of correction.
• Fosters and promotes teamwork with other staff members of the service as well as providers from other agencies involved with the patient’s care.
• Communicates pertinent information to the supervisor of the service, collaborating physician, treatment team and other community providers as necessary and in adherence to all standards of privacy and confidentiality.
• Performs comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and mental examinations, including developmental and functional status determination.
• Interprets lab values with order to correct abnormalities.
• Evaluates consultations and make concise case presentations to physicians, differentiating normal from abnormal findings, and suggest differential and presumptive diagnosis.
• Develops a prioritized comprehensive problem list.
• Documents in the patient’s record all pertinent patient interactions and care.
• Provides discharge instructions with prescriptions given and follow-up visits arranged.
• Participates in interdisciplinary quality improvement efforts to improve clinical practice.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Assesses gaps in policies and procedures and create necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
• Participates in continuing education activities; attends scheduled in-service programs; shares information gained at conferences with colleagues.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.

Benefits

• competitive medical, dental, and vision plans
• generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays
• robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level