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

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides service to patients in designated care settings, including: acute, short and long-term care, by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments. This position works in the clinic alongside the clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Accomplishes 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.
• Analyzes and interprets information collected from patient, medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information, to develop and establish appropriate diagnosis.
• 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.
• Consults with or refers 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.

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.
• No call, flexible schedule could do .8 or 1.0 Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays.
• Clinic only
• New Grads will be reviewed
• Make up of Team is 2 Physicians & 3 APPs
• Required FTE : .8-1.0
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• No call, flexible schedule could do .8 or 1.0 Monday-Friday. No weekends or holidays.
• Clinic only
• New Grads will be reviewed
• Make up of Team is 2 Physicians & 3 APPs
• Required FTE : .8-1.0
• 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.

Skills

• Extensive advanced knowledge of medical principles, practices and techniques.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit here.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Full time