Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology

Saint Peters Healthcare System•New Brunswick, NJ

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner in Gastroenterology coordinates care for adult medical patients in accordance with professional advanced practice nursing standards and physician collaboration. The role develops treatment plans, provides treatment as indicated, monitors clinical activities, and applies evidence-based care guidelines. The Nurse Practitioner communicates effectively to support interdisciplinary collaboration, patients, and families, while maintaining a culturally sensitive and customer-focused approach. As an integral member of the healthcare team, the Advanced Practice Nurse works with physicians, nurses, and nursing or medical assistants to provide comprehensive, high-quality ambulatory care appropriate to patients’ ages and stages of development. The position provides direct patient care in consultation with a supervising physician, supports follow-up and continuity care, assists with procedures and patient flow, reviews laboratory results, documents care, and contributes to patient education and practice policies.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of New Jersey.
Current Advanced Practice Nursing licensure in the State of New Jersey.
Current CDS and DEA registrations.
Master’s degree in nursing.
Certification as a nurse practitioner in the State of New Jersey within the area of specialty.
BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in the specialty is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within the limits of training and in consultation with a supervising physician.
Assist in evaluating and managing follow-up patients, maintain a panel of continuity-care patients, and see patients as requested by the attending physician to assist with patient flow.
Assist with procedures when triage nurses are unavailable.
Perform urinary catheterization, venipuncture, and other nursing tasks as requested by the attending physician.
Assist physicians with specialized procedures, such as skin biopsies.
Coordinate on-call telephone coverage with the physician.
Review routine laboratory reports for abnormalities and notify the responsible clinician according to the degree of urgency.
Contact families when appropriate to arrange further evaluation or treatment for conditions detected through screening.
Document all aspects of patient care promptly and in accordance with practice guidelines, within 24 hours of care.
Assist with planning, developing, and implementing patient education activities appropriate to patients’ ages and stages of development.
Maintain annual CPR review certification and submit a valid card to the Chair and Practice Coordinator.
Attend mandatory in-service updates and the minimum required continuing education programs for certification and licensure maintenance.
Assist with setting and revising practice policies by reviewing current policies, suggesting revisions, identifying needs for new policies, and helping write policies after discussion with the Practice Coordinator and Chair.
Call in routine medication and vitamin refills, consulting with a physician as necessary.
Share patient information in writing or by telephone with other healthcare providers.
Complete school and daycare Supplemental Social Security Income forms.