Nurse Practitioner Savannah
About The Position
In collaboration and consultation with physicians, staff RN's and other health care professionals, provides holistic, compassionate care to patients and families and provides care coordination and care management activities on behalf of the PruittHealth Physician’s Service. Practices within the context of collaborative management with the physician(s) in diagnosing, managing, and preventing acute and chronic illness and disease, and promoting wellness. Nurse Practitioners have an advanced nursing practice that includes independent nursing functions based on nursing standards of care and a role in medical management working within a collaborative agreement with a physician(s).
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner Master’s Degree program.
- Minimum 1 year clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner in geriatric, adult or family practice setting.
- Proven ability to perform comprehensive, adult/geriatric physical exam.
- Current and unrestricted, RN and NP licensure in state of practice.
- Board certification by AANP or ANCC, in Adult, Family Practice and Geriatrics or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care.
- Current CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate of an accredited Geriatric, Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner Master’s Degree program.
- Previous long term care experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive, adult/geriatric physical exam
- Identify, diagnose and document chronic disease in adults
- Understand, articulate, and incorporate palliative and end-of-life principles and practices into care plans and discussions or education with staff, patients, and decision-makers. This includes discussing, clarifying, and documenting prognosis, goals, and advance directives
- Recognize conditions, characteristics, and behaviors that place seniors at risk
- Pursue feedback, continuing education and professional development
- Effectively reconcile medications
- Identify and document the needs of clinically complex patients
- Work collaboratively with physicians, case managers, social workers, family members, key care givers and any appropriate ancillary medical personnel as appropriate
- Participate in the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) meetings as appropriate
- Assess the medical necessity/effectiveness of ancillary services to determine the appropriate initiation of benefit events and communicate the process to providers and appropriate team members
- Facilitate agreement and implementation of the member's plan of care by engaging beneficiary, the facility staff, families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians
- Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
- Utilize practice guidelines and protocols established by PruittHealth Physician’s Service
- Possess adequate computer skills, including use of e-mail, Microsoft Office Word & Excel, with effective written communication skills including (but not limited to) writing reports and correspondence.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
