Nurse Practitioner - Workers Comp
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner utilizes advanced clinical assessment and diagnostic skills to devise and implement patient management activities. The role fosters the educational development of patients and families, provides health care consulting, supports research, provides leadership in areas of clinical expertise, maintains and advances specialized knowledge and skills, and participates in Quality Assessment and Improvement activities. The Nurse Practitioner provides direct patient care in collaboration with collaborating physicians, assists with admission work-ups and consultations, and initiates, monitors, alters, and orders treatments. Treatments may include device placement, physical and occupational therapy, home health referrals, and discharge planning. The role documents physical findings, study results, and plans of care in progress notes; communicates and coordinates care plans with patients and families; and facilitates interdisciplinary care with physicians, nurses, and allied health practitioners, including through care paths and protocols. The position also participates in benchmarking, quality improvement, Advanced Practice Council and departmental meetings, and clinical research. It incorporates current research into practice and participates in research projects and data collection as appropriate. The Nurse Practitioner facilitates and completes orders and discharge summaries for facility placement, writes discharge orders to expedite early morning discharges, and fulfills annual mandatory educational requirements, including institutionally required education and applicable BLS and ACLS or specialty-related certification.
Requirements
- Completion of a Board of Nursing-approved Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program.
- North Carolina RN licensure and North Carolina Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant credential; national board certification as an NP/PA is required.
- More than 2 years of experience in a health care setting.
- Applicants without previous NP/PA experience may substitute at least 2 years of clinical experience in an acute care setting with direct patient care.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- BLS and ACLS or appropriate certification related to specialty, as applicable.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in collaboration with collaborating physicians.
- Assist with admission work-ups and consultations to facilitate care.
- Initiate, monitor, alter, and order treatments, including device placement, physical and occupational therapy, home health referrals, and discharge planning.
- Document physical findings, plans of care, study results, and plans based on study results in progress notes.
- Communicate with patients and families and coordinate their plans of care.
- Coordinate interdisciplinary plans of care with physicians, nurses, and allied health practitioners, including through care paths and protocols.
- Participate in benchmarking and quality improvement activities.
- Participate in Advanced Practice Council and departmental meetings.
- Contribute to clinical research, incorporate current research into practice, and participate in research projects and data collection as appropriate.
- Facilitate and complete orders and discharge summaries for facility placement.
- Write discharge orders to expedite early morning discharges.
- Fulfill mandatory annual educational requirements, including institutionally required education and applicable certifications.
- Provide health care consulting and leadership in areas of clinical expertise.
- Maintain and advance knowledge and skills in areas of specialization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
