Nurse Practitioner - Trauma Center (Per Diem, Day Shift)
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner maintains responsibility for providing expert clinical care in general or specialty areas. The role assesses, plans, and provides patient care in collaboration with the attending physician; conducts comprehensive health assessments; diagnoses acute and chronic illnesses; writes prescriptions; and formulates treatment plans. The Nurse Practitioner diagnoses medical conditions, plans and implements interventions, assists in medical and surgical care, and evaluates patient responses in collaboration with attending or consulting physicians. The position interviews patients, employees, and/or family members; constructs medical histories; performs physical examinations; evaluates patient behavior and health needs; educates patients; obtains informed consent; and supports continuity of care. It directly performs or orders diagnostic studies and interprets results, follows up on acute and chronic problems and abnormal test results, maintains patient-care documentation, administers medications and vaccines, performs procedures, and writes medication orders within the applicable scope of practice. The role uses cost-containment measures by limiting prescriptions, referrals, and diagnostic procedures to those that are clinically necessary. Adventist Health requires associates to receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice.
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure in the state of practice.
- CPR certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- AHA-PALS or ARC-PALS certification.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of relevant clinical experience.
Responsibilities
- Interview patients, employees, and/or family members and construct comprehensive medical histories.
- Perform initial and periodic physical examinations; evaluate patient behavior and explore patients’ interpretation of their health needs.
- Assess, plan, and provide patient care in collaboration with attending physicians, working within the nurse practitioner scope of practice and as an agent of the physician.
- Provide patient education about diagnoses, treatment, prognosis, health maintenance, and preventive care; provide educational materials and refer patients to health education classes when available.
- Secure informed consent for procedures.
- Provide continuity of care, including discussing treatment-plan completion and medication administration; follow up on acute and chronic problems and significant abnormal tests.
- Perform or order appropriate diagnostic studies and interpret completed results.
- Maintain adequate, concise, legible, and current documentation of patient care, including medical and medication records, discharge records, allergies, lab orders, assessment data, diagnostic procedures, education, and treatment.
- Treat patients as needed, including administering medications and vaccines and performing procedures.
- Write orders to increase, decrease, or change medications, subject to checking and medical consultation as indicated.
- Use cost-containment measures, including prescribing only clinically necessary medications, choosing generic medications when appropriate, and ordering only clinically necessary referrals and diagnostic procedures.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
