Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Hospitalist

Nurse Practitioner

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Essential Function: The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing medical care and treatment to patients. Performs physical examinations and preventative health measures within the prescribed guidelines and instructions of the physician. Plans a treatment strategy to meet identified needs, evaluates responses to nursing and medical interventions.

Patient Care:

• Provides quality care to patients. Promptly responds to patient calls and messages and ensures same day completion of calls and messages.
• Maintains accurate patient and business records including the completion of encounters.
• Observes patients for signs and symptoms of abuse/neglect and report immediately in accordance with policy.
• Recognizes emergencies and responds appropriately in adherence to organizational policy and procedure.
• Coordinates plans of care, periodically review these plans and implement methods to keep the quality of care under constant surveillance.

Compliance:

• Stays abreast of all other responsibilities required as set forth in any federal and state laws, statutes, or regulations as enacted or as may be enacted or amended.
• Maintains the confidentiality of all patient information as established by the facility's HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Maintains the required continuing education hours to assure continued competence.

Professionalism and Support:

• Demonstrates professional ownership and commitment to the principles and core values of guest relations.
• Demonstrate leadership of the clinical team. Communicates with clinic leadership, escalate issues and present solutions.

Safety and Infection Control Standards:

• Assists with compliance to safety, environmental, infection control, quality improvement and other regulatory standards.
• Implements standard and transmission-based precautions, as outlined in policies. Performs hand hygiene, as outlined in relevant policy.
• Ensures patient safety during clinic visits, in accordance with appropriate policy.
• Maintains a clean clinic working environment.
• Reports any safety hazards or violations in patient or clinic environment to clinic manager or designee.

Collaboration:

• Provide input in hiring, disciplinary action and termination decisions of clinical personnel.
• Attends all daily huddles, staff meetings and provider meetings.
• Participates in on-going performance improvement activities and initiatives.

Job Qualifications:

• The nurse practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse educated in a specific area of care and certified by a nationally accrediting agency.
• In accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and the Louisiana state Board of Nursing, the nurse practitioner, in collaboration with the physician, provides comprehensive health assessments, determines diagnosis, and manages the health care needs of the patient. Health promotion, illness and disease prevention, and management of acute and chronic illnesses are emphasized.
• The candidate must have graduated from an accredited nurse practitioner program.

• Masters of Science in Nursing.
• Licensure from Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
• Certification in a specialized area by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, i.e., American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
• Current American Heart BLS required.
• Minimum of one years experience as a nurse practitioner preferred.

• Must have good working knowledge of ICD-9-and CPT coding.
• Possess excellent communication and people skills.
• Must be able to use a copier, fax machine and computer.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.