Advanced Practice Nurse

Job Title: Advanced Practice Nurse

Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department Name: Roselle Park Medical Associate

Req #:

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Nurse Practitioner will work one day per week seeing patients in-office at Roselle Park Medical Associates, with the potential for afternoon home visits as needed for established home bound patients within the area.

The remaining four days will be spent providing care in a sub-acute nursing home setting.

The position includes on-call responsibilities every fifth week, covering after-hours of 5:00 PM to 9:00 AM, Monday through Friday, and all day on weekends.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Current New Jersey license as an Advanced Practice Nurse
• RN Lisence
• NP Certification
• BLS; ACLS, CDS, DEA
• Current prescriptive authority per state regulation

Preferred:

• NP experience preferred

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• see above requirements

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full time
• Days
• On call every fifth week

Essential Functions:

• Performs comprehensive initial and episodic health assessments; in order to identify existing or potential health problems.
• Initiates and implements an individualized nursing and medical plan of care in collaboration with members of interdisciplinary team.
• Initiates appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, medical and nursing actions in conjunction with physician.
• Provides follow-up care including acute and routine examinations. Assesses progress, identify problems, initiate preventive measures, recognize emergent problems, initiate proper care in collaboration with physician.
• Monitors and adjusts patients' medication according to protocol or medical plan of care. Implements nutritional therapies, as appropriate.
• Triages patient problem calls which requires medical attention.
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory findings and the pathology involved.
• Documents information in patients' charts following documentation standard
• Provides health education to the patient and family (e.g., management of side effects, anticipatory teaching.)
• Manages medical emergencies as indicated, and according to standing orders.
• Provides monitoring and continuity of care between health care settings.
• Rounds regularly at one to two subacute care facilities.
• Performs transitional care visits for patients discharged from subacute/nursing home facilities.
• Conducts home visits as part of ongoing patient care.
• Preferred background or strong interest in palliative care.
• Completes POLST (Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) forms.
• Collaborates closely with physicians within the practice to coordinate and align patient care.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer