Nurse Practitioner- Float
Akron Children's · Boardman, OH · 3 days ago
HealthcareFull-time
Responsibilities
- Provides advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions, including the delivery of acute care services.
- Practices in any setting in which patients require complex monitoring and therapies, high intensity nursing intervention, or continuous nursing vigilance within the range of high-acuity care.
- Participates in quality monitoring through the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a bi-annual basis to assure quality care and per ORC requirements.
- This review is completed via the Focused Professional Performance Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation (OPPE) for Advanced Practice Providers as part of Joint Commission requirements.
- Practice emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic health problems.
- May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through Ohio Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
- Develops patient education plan.
- Participates in medical team rounds; collaborates with nursing, medical and other healthcare team members regularly to ensure quality patient care.
- Performs admission history & physical, document progress notes, complete discharge summaries as required.
- Provides consultations and requests consults as directed and in accordance with hospital bylaws.
- Serves as resource for staff/residents and clinical preceptor for APN students.
Requirements
- Master's or Doctoral Degree in Nursing preferred
- Licensed as an RN in State of Ohio, National Certification as a nurse practitioner by nationally accredited organization
- Must have current certificate of authority and certificate to prescribe (or eligible) by Ohio Board of Nursing.
- ACLS or PALS may be required based upon practice setting
- Must obtain credentialing as an active member of medical staff and appropriate medical staff privileges
- Current Health Care Provider BLS training is required
Qualifications
- Excellent critical thinking, self-motivation and interpersonal communication skills essential.
- Must be proficient in word processing, spreadsheet and database use, and other computer software programs for data analysis, and presentations.
Skills
- Excellent critical thinking, self-motivation and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proficient in word processing, spreadsheet and database use, and other computer software programs for data analysis, and presentations.
Benefits
- Full Time FTE: 1.000000
- Status: Onsite