Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-HCI Hospital-PT-3rd Shift
About The Position
The nurse practitioner/physician assistant provides comprehensive direct patient care and scholarly practice including obtaining comprehensive patient histories, performing complete physical examination, ordering and performing diagnostic testing and screening, diagnosing illness, prescribing both pharmacological and other treatments for patients, and providing health maintenance and promotion interventions such as patient and family education and counseling. Additionally, the NP/PA assumes accountability for indirect care responsibilities, which support patient care including staff and student education, clinical research, program development, and quality improvement.
Requirements
- Completion of Nurse Practitioner Master's of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university required or graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- Successful completion of a National Certification Exam for NP
- Current registration through the Alabama board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners or current Alabama PA license
- Approval of the Huntsville Hospital credentialing board
- BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period
- ACLS must be obtained within the first 6 months of employment and maintained current
- Minimum 3 years full time ER or Critical Care RN and/or CRNP experience recommended
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly
- Knowledge of all equipment and materials required for procedures described in the Emergency Care Center Policy/Procedure Manual and Nursing Service Procedure Manual
- Department specific competencies must be completed within the provisional period and maintained current
Responsibilities
- Provides comprehensive direct patient care and scholarly practice
- Obtains comprehensive patient histories
- Performs complete physical examination
- Orders and performs diagnostic testing and screening
- Diagnoses illness
- Prescribes both pharmacological and other treatments for patients
- Provides health maintenance and promotion interventions such as patient and family education and counseling
- Assumes accountability for indirect care responsibilities, which support patient care including staff and student education, clinical research, program development, and quality improvement
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package
- Childcare
- Health and wellness programs
- Onsite employee pharmacy
- Free health clinic
- Tuition assistance
- Incentives and additional opportunities
- Competitive benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Several retirement account options with 401K organization match
- Nurse residency program
- Student loan reimbursement
- On-site training and education opportunities
- Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
