Nurse Practitioner

Josephson-Wallack-Munshower Neurology PC•Indianapolis, IN

47d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Practice Medical Director and Physician, and in collaboration with the COO, provide comprehensive medical services to patients of JWM NEUROLOGY. The role involves offering primary medical care, performing clinical assessments, case management, patient follow-up, and dispensing drugs. The Nurse Practitioner will also serve as a preceptor, facilitate transfers of care when necessary, adhere to medical staff bylaws and clinical guidelines, and work closely with the Health Educator. Responsibilities include assisting with employee evaluations, attending continuing education programs, participating in program development, quality assurance activities, and completing medical records. The role also involves participating in utilization review and demonstrating knowledge of human development and age-appropriate care. Productivity standards must be maintained, and the provider must be able to perform in high-volume and emergency situations. Effective communication, timely response to pages, and efficient handling of prescription refills and paperwork are essential. The role requires timely completion and submission of billing, accurate coding, and adherence to site-specific policies and procedures. Maintaining professional working relationships, demonstrating courtesy and respect, ensuring patient confidentiality, and cooperating in team efforts are crucial. The position also involves participating in practice building activities, organizational committees, and contributing to the Annual Health Care Plan. Safety procedures, infection control, and appropriate body mechanics must be followed.

Requirements

Possess the legal requirements to practice as a Registered Staff and a certified Staff Practitioner in Indiana.
Current CPR certification.
Minimum two years clinical experience preferred.
Possess furnishing license or must obtain within one year of employment.
Highly effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to relate to and work with people of all ages, social and ethnic backgrounds and maintain patient confidentiality.
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team and to inspire confidence and trust in patients and staff.
Ability to share the JWM NEUROLOGY mission and team orientation approach.
Ability to understand the patient needs as consumers of health care and focus service around those needs.
Ability to work with supervisory physician.
Normal health center and office environment; see, hear, talk, walk, sit and or stand for long periods of time, reach, stoop, bend, lift up to 25 lb.; repetitive hand movement; use and view PC; use calculator, operate fax, copier, telephone and car.
Read and write; verbal and written communication, basic math skills, analyze, prioritize, meet deadlines, and maintain high standard of confidentiality.
Use sound judgment.
Move throughout the health centers and community.
Must have reliable transportation, a clean driving record and insurance as required by the state.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred or as required by health center site.

Responsibilities

Offer primary medical care to patients following standardized medical protocols and administrative procedures.
Perform clinical assessments and case management services, including interpretation of histories, initial and periodic examinations, and management of medical care regimens.
Be responsible for patient follow-up according to JWM NEUROLOGY protocols.
Dispense all drugs under his/her accountability.
Serve as a preceptor to medical and paraprofessional students.
Facilitate transfer of care to other JWM NEUROLOGY clinicians when religious/personal beliefs interfere with the clinician’s ability to offer full care options.
Adhere to JWM NEUROLOGY Medical Staff Bylaws.
Utilize medical staff protocols for referral to JWM NEUROLOGY physicians and specialists, follow-up and quality assurance.
Comply with adopted JWM NEUROLOGY clinical guidelines.
Work closely with Health Educator to provide appropriate health education and follow-up to patients.
Assist the Practice Manager and the Chief Medical Officer with employee evaluations for Staffs and Medical Assistants as needed.
Be responsible for attending continuing education programs and provide evidence of necessary education completion to upgrade medical skills and maintain licensing requirements.
Assist the Chief Executive and /or Chief Medical Officer in program development as requested.
Participate in Quality Assurance Program including audits, peer review, patient satisfaction, protocol development and in-servicing training.
Contribute to the success of JWM NEUROLOGY by participating in quality improvements activities.
Attend meetings and other in service training as established by the Chief Medical Officer.
Complete legible and legally defensible medical records in a timely manner on a daily basis.
Participate in utilization review and management.
Perform other duties as requested.
Comply with all regulations regarding corporate integrity and security obligations. Report unethical, fraudulent or unlawful behavior or activity.
Maintain productivity standards within 10% of the practice goal and/or as required.
Perform in high volume and emergency situations as applicable.
Start clinic on or before the scheduled time.
Show up at meetings as required on or before the scheduled time.
Coordinate communication during calls if he/she is going to be late.
Sign out patients to the appropriate clinician/nursing staff for call or follow-up.
Give appropriate notice as required by JWM NEUROLOGY for time off.
Respond to pages in a timely manner during working hours and while on-call.
Work with staff to facilitate prescription refills, paperwork completion.
Accept additional patients into the schedule when necessary.
Accommodate urgent patients including walk-ins.
Minimize rescheduling of patients; provides direction on what to do when it becomes necessary.
Complete and submit all billing in an agreed upon timely manner (usually by the end of the day).
Complete billing tickets to reflect accurate coding & charges of all services rendered.
Agree to follow each respective health center site’s Policies & Procedures.
Answer messages and sign off clinical reports (consults, labs, x-ray’s, etc.) in a timely manner.
Respond promptly and with caring actions to patients and employees.
Maintain professional working relationships and behavior with all levels of colleagues, staff, clients and the public.
Refrain from negative comments about peers in public and in the medical record.
Resolve conflict with peers and staff in a private setting.
Demonstrate courtesy and respect to all staff without exception.
Refrain from using foul and abusive language under any circumstance.
Greet patients with a smile and acknowledge him/her by name.
Sit while taking a patient history and listen to patients’ concerns.
Convey empathy both verbally and nonverbally.
Be conscientious about patient confidentiality in all settings.
Assure that patients have all of their questions answered and that the treatment plan is understood.
Be part of a team and cooperate in accomplishing department goals and objectives.
Behave in a professional manner during meetings.
Accept and be receptive to audit feedback and other types of clinical review.
Provide feedback to other providers about clinical issues and guidelines when necessary in a cooperative and non-threatening fashion.
Be proactive in finding solutions to organizational problems instead of just finding problems.
Maintain privacy of all patient, employee, and volunteer information and access such information only on a need to know basis for business purposes.
Participate in practice building activities.
Participate in organizational committees and task forces.
Provide input into the development of the Annual Health Care Plan.
Attend 75% of clinical department meetings and be active within the provider group.
Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to safe work practices.
Follow all safety procedures and report unsafe conditions.
Use appropriate body mechanics to ensure an injury free environment.
Be familiar with location of nearest fire extinguisher and emergency exits.
Adhere to infection control procedures including blood borne pathogen protocols.