Regional Float Nurse Practitioner

Healing Partners•King of Prussia, PA

8d•$120,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Float Nurse Practitioner covers a designated region, filling in for local teams and potentially providing care at some consistent nursing facilities. The role plans, directs, and evaluates resident and employee health care in long-term care settings. It includes examining and treating chronic and acute episodic illnesses, minor injuries, accidents, and other conditions; performing selected laboratory testing; offering physician referrals; writing prescriptions; and performing bedside procedures within the practitioner’s expertise, protocols, and available equipment. The practitioner works with the medical director in the care and treatment of residents and staff. The role provides wound care, including debridement by methods that can be safely completed at the place of patient visit, topical wound care and related wound-management products, and recommendations for services that support wound healing. These services may include laboratory, radiologic, or vascular testing; referrals; home health care; Vacuum Assisted Closure devices; and orthotics. The practitioner interprets diagnostic tests, recommends follow-up, and recommends medications, durable medical equipment, or supplies within their scope of practice, license, and collaborative agreement with the supervising physician. The role also includes diabetic foot-ulcer risk assessment, patient and provider education, regular updates to primary care or referring providers, and collaboration with facility staff on residents’ needs and care plans. This is a full-time, Monday-to-Friday day-shift position requiring regional travel to skilled nursing facilities at least four days per week. Travel may be scheduled at short notice, and overnight stays may be required. The work may involve exposure to adverse indoor or outdoor conditions, bloodborne pathogens, physical hazards, and chemical hazards. Salary is $120,000–$135,000, and the position is eligible for a bonus plan.

Requirements

Successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program.
Current approval by the Board of Nursing to perform medical acts.
Current registered nurse license in the state.
Current, active, unrestricted APRN license in the state where the applicant applied.
Master’s degree in Nursing specializing in Nurse Practitioner programs.
Able to stand and walk for more than four hours.
Able to lift 100 pounds to assist fallen residents and 10 pounds for routine essential functions.
Able to push or pull more than 70 pounds when administering patient care.
Able to bend, squat, kneel, and twist when administering patient care.
Hearing sufficient to perform physical assessments; hearing aids are permitted.
Vision sufficient to perform physical assessments; glasses or contact lenses are permitted.
Depth perception for performing medical procedures.
Fine motor skills for grasping and controlling medical equipment and performing precise procedures such as sterile dressing changes.
Able to travel regionally at least four days per week; short-notice travel and overnight stays may be required.

Responsibilities

Float within a designated region to cover schedules and fill in for local teams, potentially serving some consistent nursing facilities.
Plan, direct, and evaluate resident and employee health care in long-term care.
Examine and treat chronic and acute episodic illnesses, minor injuries, accidents, and other conditions.
Perform selected laboratory testing, offer physician referrals, write prescriptions, and perform bedside procedures within scope, protocols, and available equipment.
Work with the medical director in the care and treatment of residents and staff.
Debride wounds using methods that can be safely completed at the place of patient visit, and perform associated procedures.
Apply and manage topical wound care and related wound-management products.
Direct or recommend services to improve wound-healing outcomes, including testing, referrals, home health care, Vacuum Assisted Closure devices, and orthotics.
Interpret diagnostic tests and recommend appropriate follow-up.
Recommend medications, durable medical equipment, and supplies to facilitate wound healing or prevention within scope of practice, license, and collaborative agreement.
Assess diabetic foot-ulcer risk for members with diabetes according to ADA guidelines.
Educate patients on topical and systemic wound management.
Educate primary care physicians, case managers, and referring physicians on current wound-management practices.
Provide regular updates to primary care physicians, case managers, or referring physicians on patient systemic conditions associated with wound care.
Act as a resource for decisions, planning, and policies affecting resident health.
Collaborate with staff to identify residents’ needs and develop plans to meet them.
Travel regionally to skilled nursing facilities at least four days per week; travel may be scheduled at short notice and may require overnight stays.

Benefits

Competitive salary/rate of $120,000–$135,000.
Bonus plan eligibility.
Monday-to-Friday day schedule with no nights, weekends, or on-call.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits, eligible on the first day of the month following the start date.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Health Savings Account (HSA).
Dependent Care FSA.
401(k).
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Tuition reimbursement.
Wound care certification.
Company-paid malpractice insurance.
Discount programs.
Personalized FIGS lab coat provided.