Nurse Practitioner General Surgery in Alton, IL

BJC HealthCare • Alton, IL

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a full-time Nurse Practitioner position for General Surgery, blending inpatient and outpatient responsibilities. The role involves working in the clinic, assisting in the Operating Room (OR), and rounding on patients in the hospital. The position is benefits-eligible and includes night call on a 1:5 rotation. For questions or further details, please reach out to [email protected].

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician organization of BJC HealthCare, comprising over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers affiliated with top-ranked hospitals. Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has focused on providing access to world-class medicine through dedicated professionals and integrated systems, earning national recognition for excellent patient satisfaction and quality healthcare. Their providers are certified in over 25 medical specialties and serve patients across more than 125 locations in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri, and southern Illinois areas. Alton Surgery is a general surgery practice situated on the campus of Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, Illinois.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing
• Licensed RN
• Nurse Practitioner license
• Less than 2 years of experience
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate in Nursing
• 2-5 years of experience

Responsibilities

• Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
• Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.
• Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
• Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
• Utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in a specialized patient care area.
• Assesses, diagnoses, prescribes, initiates plan of care and evaluates outcomes within the scope of a formal collaborative practice agreement with physician(s).
• Clinic duties
• Assist in OR
• Rounding on patients in hospital
• Night Call, 1:5

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

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