Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care Owensboro

Owensboro Health•Owensboro, KY

About The Position

In collaboration with a physician, the Nurse Practitioner diagnoses and treats certain acute or chronic health conditions in the adult intensive care unit. The position provides direct patient care, coordinates care across medical specialties, and participates in rounding with intensivists and the multidisciplinary intensive care team. The role assists with critical care procedures and basic ventilator management, and performs critical care ultrasound procedures. The position is full time (1.0 FTE, 80 hours per pay period) with a schedule of seven days on and seven days off and weekend work every other weekend. The position works under direct supervision and requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to take appropriate action in a stressful environment. The role requires a master's degree or higher in Nursing and the specified Kentucky nursing licenses, national certification, and life-support credentials upon hire. Physical demands include frequent standing, walking, lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, and other clinical-hospital activities. The position has high-risk hazardous drug exposure.

Requirements

Master's degree or higher in Nursing required upon hire.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse and eligible to practice nursing in Kentucky, required upon hire.
Licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Kentucky, required upon hire.
National certification upon hire through one of the listed bodies: National Practitioner Certification Board (NPCB), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACCN), National Certification for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties (NCCCOGN), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or National Certification Corporation (NCC) as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification required upon hire.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association, or Advanced Life Support Healthcare Provider certification through the American Red Cross, required upon hire.
Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work under direct supervision and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.
No prior work experience required.

Responsibilities

Obtain patient histories and perform assessments through observation, interview, and examination.
Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies.
Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions through prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers.
Counsel and educate patients and their families or caregivers about preventive health and treatment options.
Provide care that promotes age- and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making, and the right to self-determination.
Document assessments and patient care plans accurately and promptly.
Assist with admissions, consults, daily progress notes, and transfers from the critical care unit.
Coordinate care between medical specialties.
Participate in morning rounds with the intensivist and rounds with the multidisciplinary intensive care team.
Assist intensivists with procedures, including central line and arterial line placement; additional procedures may include chest tube placement and thoracentesis with pulmonologists or intensivists.
Assist with basic ventilator management.
Perform critical care ultrasound procedures.
Support the organization’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follow organizational policies and procedures; and act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.