Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care Owensboro

Owensboro Health•Owensboro, KY

About The Position

In collaboration with a physician, the Nurse Practitioner diagnoses and treats certain acute or chronic health conditions in the adult intensive care unit. The role works under direct supervision and requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. The position supports Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests, and follows organizational policies and procedures. The employee is expected to act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability. Duties may vary by department, and additional related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Master’s degree or higher in Nursing required upon hire.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse and eligible to practice nursing in Kentucky upon hire.
Licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Kentucky upon hire.
National APRN certification upon hire through one of the listed boards: NPCB, AACCN, NCCCOGN, PNCB, ANCC, or NCC certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification required upon hire.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Healthcare Provider certification through AHA, or Advanced Life Support Healthcare Provider certification through ARC, required upon hire.
Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Responsibilities

Obtain patient history and perform assessments through observation, interview, and examination.
Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies.
Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions through prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers.
Counsel and educate patients and their families or caregivers about preventative health and treatment options.
Promote age- and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making, and patients’ right to self-determination.
Document assessments and patient care plans accurately and promptly.
Assist with admissions, consults, daily progress notes, and transfers from the critical care unit.
Coordinate care between medical specialties.
Participate in morning rounds with the intensivist and rounds with the multidisciplinary intensive care team.
Assist intensivists with procedures, including central line and arterial line placement; additional procedures may include chest tube placement and thoracentesis with pulmonologists or intensivists.
Assist with basic ventilator management.
Perform critical care ultrasound procedures.
Adhere to organizational policies and procedures and perform work consistent with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.