APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Pediatric Neurology

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) at Sanford Health provides service to patients in designated care settings, including acute, short and long-term care, by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating patients with neurology conditions. They also provide care in acute, short and long-term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.

Responsibilities

• Acquire a thorough medical history from patients and, depending on the patient population and setting, perform an examination and/or assessment to determine patient needs.
• Analyze and interpret information collected from patients, medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop and establish appropriate diagnoses.
• Round on patients when necessary to acknowledge and demonstrate the importance of care coordination and navigation.
• Work in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care, formulate a plan for treatment of the patient, and prescribe 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.
• Consult with or refer 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.
• Counsel patients and family members about self-management on prevention and treatment plan for health issues, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
• Conduct research into the area of specialty and use findings to provide measurable improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
• Incorporate 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.
• Will support our peds neurology clinic which is open Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.
• Peds Neuro APP Experience Required.
• 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 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (CPNP-AC) or (PPCNP-BC) or Family NP - (NP-C) or (FNP-BC)
• Current certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or an equivalent nationally recognized body.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Qualifications

Will support our peds neurology clinic which is open Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm. Peds Neuro APP Experience Required. 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.

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.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Full time