Nurse Practitioner MSN
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner assesses, treats, and counsels patients receiving primary or acute care in the clinic or related department. The role uses advanced assessment and evaluation techniques to identify and address health needs, provide education, and make referrals. The Nurse Practitioner plans, implements, and evaluates patient and family care; manages therapeutic regimens in consultation with physicians and other members of the health care team; and performs clinical assessments and procedures. The position also contributes to unit leadership, nursing policies and procedures, and quality improvement activities. The employee must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care for the patient ages identified by the department. Competency is established through initial orientation and ongoing validation, including the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs, understand growth and development, and recognize the range of treatment needed. The role also includes common organizational duties such as maintaining required education records, supporting positive customer and coworker relations, following attendance and departmental policies, participating in quality improvement, working cost-effectively, and aligning work with the organization’s mission and strategic plan. The position follows applicable scheduling and pay practices, which may include overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations. Work schedule is days, 40 hours per pay period.
Requirements
- Master’s degree required.
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse credential required.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within one year of hire.
- Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide developmentally appropriate patient assessment, treatment, or care, including the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs, understand growth and development, and understand the range of treatment needed.
- Demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform assigned tasks and duties specified in the job description and unit or department competency checklist.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ health status and potential, and plan, implement, and evaluate patient and family health care needs.
- Plan, manage, and evaluate therapeutic regimens in consultation with physicians and other health care team members, including school officials.
- Teach and counsel patients about their current health status and signs and symptoms of illness.
- Assess patient growth and development.
- Perform clinical and therapeutic procedures.
- Provide leadership in developing nursing care policies and procedures for the unit.
- Assist with planning and monitoring unit quality improvement and control.
- Perform and document patient histories and physical examinations.
- Identify normal and abnormal findings and consult physicians as needed to determine treatment plans.
- Maintain and document applicable required education.
- Demonstrate positive customer service and coworker relations, and comply with the company attendance policy.
- Participate in department and institution quality improvement activities and perform work cost-effectively.
- Follow departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including those concerning overtime, shift work, and on-call situations.
- Perform work in alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic plan; follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
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Job Type
Full-time
