Nurse Practitioner Pedi Neuro

Brown Medicine • Providence, RI

49d • Onsite

About The Position

SUMMARY: The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible to the Director of Surgical Services,Manager of PAT, and the Chief of Anesthesiology. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for overseeing the pre-admission testing patients requiring or requesting anesthesia assessment. Acts as an educator, consultant, and liaison to healthcare providers caring for the patients across the care continuum. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate RESPONSIBILITIES: Manages a caseload of patients in partnership with the healthcare team to optimizehealth status and coordinate care over time and across healthcare settings. Provides leadership in the development, validation, implementation, and evaluation ofstandards, policies, procedures, and critical paths to support the patient caredelivery model. Assists the healthcare team to achieve mutually agreed upon healthcare goals byproviding necessary support, education and encouragement. Demonstrates advanced physical and psycho-social assessment skills and knowledge of family dynamics, especially as it applies to the surgical patient. Demonstrates general understanding of anesthesia techniques, surgical procedures, and willcorrelate this with assessment findings. Provides and communicates expert consultation for clinical issues to the surgeon oranesthesia provider promoting surgical clearance for the patients evaluated. Facilitates patient/family education in area of expertise. Annually completes mandatory safety infection control, BLS

Requirements

• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
• Graduate from an accredited Nurse practitioner program with MS degree.
• Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) to practice in the expanded role. License must include prescriptive privileges.
• Certification by the American Heart Association in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required.
• Clinical experience as a nurse practitioner for 2 years is preferred or a Nursing experience in surgery, ICU, Neuro, or Cardiology.
• Must have patient care services, procedures and privileges approved by the sponsoring physician.

Responsibilities

• Manages a caseload of patients in partnership with the healthcare team to optimizehealth status and coordinate care over time and across healthcare settings.
• Provides leadership in the development, validation, implementation, and evaluation ofstandards, policies, procedures, and critical paths to support the patient caredelivery model.
• Assists the healthcare team to achieve mutually agreed upon healthcare goals byproviding necessary support, education and encouragement.
• Demonstrates advanced physical and psycho-social assessment skills and knowledge of family dynamics, especially as it applies to the surgical patient.
• Demonstrates general understanding of anesthesia techniques, surgical procedures, and willcorrelate this with assessment findings.
• Provides and communicates expert consultation for clinical issues to the surgeon oranesthesia provider promoting surgical clearance for the patients evaluated.
• Facilitates patient/family education in area of expertise.
• Annually completes mandatory safety infection control, BLS

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees