Nurse Practitioner - Exempt

NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS • Hammond, IN

2d

About The Position

Provides medical services within the scope of licensing, training, and credentialing, in accordance with specialty for patients of all ages, under the supervision of the Physician. Must meet credentialing requirements for NSHC, as applicable, and must demonstrate clinical competency in the area of Medicine.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have reliable transportation
• RN license
• APRN License
• CSR License
• CRS Certification
• Federal DEA License
• Ability to analyze situations and solve problems at strategic and tactical levels
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization's hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors
• Practiced at organization and planning
• Employ Critical thinking and problem solving
• Maintains composure and operates with emotional intelligence
• Ethical reasoning and decision-making
• Strong attention to detail
• Receptive and responsive to feedback
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Time management, prioritization, and sense of urgency
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience working within a healthcare setting.
• Master's degree in Nursing

Responsibilities

• Assessment of health status:
• Obtains a relevant health and medical history
• Identifies medical health risks and needs
• Updates and records changes in health status
• Formulates Diagnosis and implements appropriate treatment plan designed to maximize the health of patients:
• Orders appropriate diagnostic tests
• Determines treatment plan of care
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacological agents
• Prescribes non-pharmacological agents
• Develops a client education plan
• Makes appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community agencies
• Maintains a process for systematic evaluation of client status by:
• Scheduling return appointments for follow-up care, as necessary, according to best practice standards of care
• Determining the effectiveness of the plan of care through documentation of client outcomes
• Reassessment and modification of care plan as necessary to achieve goals
• Seeks to promote maximal health among clinic patients by:
• Providing educational opportunities for each patient
• Incorporating patient’s input in the development of the treatment plan
• Providing information needed to make health care decisions related to appropriate utilization of health care resources.
• Responds to tasks and completes charting in a timely manner to prevent any delay in care and promote coordination of care.
• Participates in quality assurance reviews, peer reviews, etc. on a periodic basis, including systematic review of records and treatment plans
• Prepares reports and other documentation as required
• Attends meetings and training sessions as required
• Participates as a team member in the provision of medical and health care by
• collaborating with other care professionals to provide comprehensive care
• Executes other verbal or written specific assigned tasks, requiring similar or lesser skills and abilities, some of which are continuing while others are occasional in nature.

What This Job Offers

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