Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Provides client services to local Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation facilities. Assures quality nursing care for patients by directing and coordinating nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Conducts physicals and annual assessments for assigned patients
• Completes acute visits to assess and diagnose patient conditions
• Focuses on early identification of changes in condition as well as strong management of chronic conditions
• Completes history and physical on new admissions within 72 hours of admission or readmission
• Completes Medicare certifications according to required time frame
• Prepares discharge orders, instructions and prescriptions for patients being discharged
• Encourages advanced care planning and end of life decisions for patients requiring these services
• Provides pharmacy with needed narcotic prescription refills as patient need dictates
• Documents patient assessment and plan of care in the electronic medical record
• Reviews labs and other diagnostic tests for additional interventions
• Collaborates with physicians and staff
• Notifies family of changes in condition
• Communicates daily with nursing staff, assigns duties, supervises, and evaluates work performance
• Reviews nursing policies and procedures for compliance, and to make recommendations for changes/additions as necessary
• Recommends or conducts specific areas of in-service or continuing education
• Assesses patients for palliative care needs and creates/oversees the palliative plan of care in facilities and in patient's homes

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted valid Nurse Practitioner license from the Board of Nursing/PA License from the Medical Board in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain
• DEA certificate current or the ability to obtain
• Willing to be 'on call' for Facilities as needed
• Dependable, flexible, and able to work and cooperate well with all nursing personnel and other departments
• Ability to make decisions regarding nursing problems, work well under pressure, and problem solve
• Intermediate level of proficiency in PC based word processing, including Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Background checks/drug-free workplace

Qualifications

• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties preferred
• Past experience working in long-term care, a nursing home, or with seniors in other settings preferred
• Strong communication and relationship building skills preferred