APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Internal Medicine | Detroit Lakes

Sanford Health•Detroit Lakes, MN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join the Internal Medicine department in Detroit Lakes, MN. This multi-specialty clinic position involves working alongside 2 physicians and 2 geriatric APPs. The role focuses on providing patient care in acute, short, and long-term settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments. The NP will analyze patient information, develop diagnoses, formulate treatment plans, and prescribe medications as authorized. This position emphasizes care coordination and collaboration with other healthcare professionals. Responsibilities include maintaining patient records, consulting with specialists, promoting patient health, and counseling patients and families on self-management and prevention. The role may also involve hospital consultations, rounding, and assisting with procedures. The NP is expected to conduct research, incorporate evidence-based practice guidelines, and stay current with state legal regulations for advanced practice providers and payer systems.

Requirements

Completion of a master’s, postmaster’s, or doctorate from an nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
Licensing prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.
Demonstrated current competence and provision of care, treatment, or services for an adequate volume of patients in the past twelve months, or completion of master’s/post-master’s degree program in the past twelve months.
Experience must correlate to the privileges requested.
Current licensure by the applicable state board of nursing for advanced practice.
Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances.
Certified Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC) or (A-GNP) or (AGACNP-BC) or (ACNPC-AG) or Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (NP-C) or (FNP-BC).
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

New Grads will be reviewed

Responsibilities

Provides service to patients in acute, short and long term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.
Obtains a thorough medical history from patient and dependent on patient population and setting will perform an examination and/or assessment to determine patient's needs.
With other healthcare professionals, analyze and interpret information collected from patient, medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information, to develop and establish appropriate diagnosis.
Acknowledge and demonstrate the importance of care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients when necessary.
Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care.
Formulates a plan for treatment of the patient and prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized if necessary, in order to aid recovery and manage pain.
Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner.
Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
Counsels' patients and family members about self-management on prevention and treatment plan for health issues, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
May cover hospital consultations, rounding, and assist with patient procedures as needed.
Conducts research into area of specialty and uses findings to provide measurable improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
Incorporates evidence based practice guidelines into care.
Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices, including reimbursement of services.
Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources, as applicable.
Demonstrate extensive advanced knowledge of medical principles, practices and techniques.