Nurse Practitioner - Lexington Hospitalist

Lexington Medical Center • West Columbia, SC

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About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner assesses patients’ physical and psychosocial status through interviews, health histories, physical examinations, and diagnostic tests. The role interprets findings, develops and implements treatment plans, and provides follow-through across the continuum of patient care and life span within approved protocols. The position provides hospitalist care at Lexington Hospitalist.

The Nurse Practitioner diagnoses and treats common acute illnesses, provides preventive and maintenance care for patients with stable chronic illnesses, and performs interim physical examinations for healthy patients within prescribed guidelines. The role also provides patient education, maintains clinical records and medication lists, supports clinical staff with triage and education, and participates in quality assurance and risk management activities.

Lexington Health is a regional healthcare network that includes a 607-bed teaching hospital and other care facilities and services. The posted role is full-time with variable hours on AM/PM shifts and offers a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in South Carolina.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by a credentialing organization recognized by South Carolina.
• CPR and BLS.
• Minimum education: none specified.
• Minimum years of experience: none specified.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients through interviews, medical histories, physical examinations, and diagnostic tests; interpret findings and develop and implement treatment plans.
• Diagnose and treat common acute illnesses and provide preventive and maintenance care for patients with stable chronic illnesses, as well as interim physical examinations for healthy patients within prescribed guidelines.
• Elicit medical histories and review of systems, perform examinations, order diagnostic studies, distinguish normal from abnormal findings, and establish differential diagnoses.
• Assess chronic illness stability and treatment compliance, monitor for complications, determine need for hospitalization or physician intervention, and establish treatment and follow-up plans, including referrals.
• Counsel patients on health maintenance and disease prevention and provide health education about disease processes, self-care, and positive lifestyle choices.
• Maintain accurate patient records, medication lists, care and follow-up documentation, problem lists, and records of telephone calls with patients and specialists.
• Maintain clinical competence through self-assessment, peer and supervisory review, education, and continuing education.
• Participate in developing, implementing, and interpreting quality assurance and risk management programs.
• Supervise and intervene in clinical issues, support or direct clinical staff triage when necessary, and provide clinical education and training when needed.
• Provide feedback on callback and triage issues as needed and identify barriers to patient-care flow or delivery, assisting with corrective actions.
• Follow the practice drug formulary and prescribe within the practice agreement established by supervising physicians; ensure the practice agreement is updated every two years as required.
• Maintain patient and practice confidentiality and current signed protocols, reviewing and revising them annually and as needed.
• Follow department and corporate dress and identification requirements and use products, supplies, equipment, and time efficiently.
• Follow safety precautions and procedures and ensure hazardous waste and hazardous waste pharmaceuticals are properly managed and discarded; complete initial and annual RCRA training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus
• Medical, dental, and life insurance benefits beginning on day one
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) match plan eligibility beginning on day one, with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6%
• Employer-paid life insurance equal to one times salary
• Optional supplemental life insurance with low-cost premiums up to three times salary
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage for full-time employees after 90 days of eligible employment
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed