Advanced Practice Provider - Emergency Department - PRN/Casual - Rotating

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and the people we employ. Our culture, known as The Meaning of Care, sets us apart by helping families grow through special deliveries, offering compassionate care during difficult diagnoses, exceeding patient needs, and celebrating personal health challenges.

Responsibilities

• Performs primary health care for patients by utilizing assessment and diagnosis processes.
• Collects and prioritizes patient medical and historical information.
• Conducts physical exams and assesses patient mental status.
• Develops and implements treatment, follow-up, and evaluation plans.
• Collaborates with physicians and other disciplines as appropriate.
• Orders appropriate ancillary tests and derives diagnoses based on assessment data.
• Provides telephone triage to determine patient conditions and schedules appointments as needed.
• Administers medications and immunizations under physician oversight.
• Prescribes medications according to DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificate.
• Makes referrals to appropriate services as needed.
• Evaluates patient care to determine responses and document interventions.
• Monitors patient outcomes and returns phone calls.
• Works collaboratively with the physician to provide patient education.
• Maintains a professional behavior and communicates effectively with staff and patients.
• Maintains complete patient records and documents interventions and consultations.
• Maintains certification/licensure and follows regulatory body guidelines.
• Participates in performance improvement and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensures appropriate care for patients of different ages.
• Provides individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.

Requirements

• Graduate of a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
• Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirements.
• Graduate of an accredited Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) program.
• NIH Stroke Scale training required at hire or within 6 months of hire.
• Prior experience working in an emergency environment preferred.
• Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) License, valid compact multi-state license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure.
• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP.IA) required.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, required within 3 months of hire.
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification required within first year of hire.
• Maintain current American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
• Maintain current CME requirements to maintain ARNP licensure.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and nursing judgment skills.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting.
• Frequent (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Walking.
• Equipment/Machinery/Tools: Expensive moving parts/vibrations.
• Physical Hazards: Noise, Temperature, Lighting, Wet Floors, Outdoors, Sharps.

About Nebraska Methodist Health System

Nebraska Methodist Health System comprises four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, over 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. Founded in 1891, our mission centers around serving our communities and providing financial assistance, health education, outreach to diverse populations, and other community benefit activities.

We are committed to being an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law.