Nurse Practitioner (Evenings and Weekends)
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner functions as an independent healthcare provider who, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to both well and ill patients in an outpatient setting. The provider demonstrates a high degree of clinical expertise in working with patients with acute and chronic illnesses commonly encountered in adults as well as children. The provider is responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination for patients and families with acute and chronic health needs. The Nurse Practitioner demonstrates an advanced level of medical/nursing clinical knowledge, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism and systems-based practice. The provider works with administrative, nursing and physician to assure safe, effective, quality patient care and to promote the mission of OHCC.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Nursing required
- Unrestricted Advanced Practice RN license to practice in the State of Louisiana
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required
Responsibilities
- Satisfies Core Competencies
- Clinical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- Quality and Clinical Improvement
- Communication and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Professionalism
