Nurse Practitioner: Float

Responsibilities

• Provides primary and/or specialty nursing and/or medical care in a variety of healthcare settings.
• Functions in collaboration with a physician according to a standard care arrangement and specialty board certification.
• Operates in accordance with Section 4723.431 of the Ohio Revised Code and rule adopted by the Board of Nursing for Advanced Practice Nurses, the national board certifying agency, and maintains a Standard Care Arrangement with a collaborating physician(s) on the medical staff.
• Performs health assessments and physical exams.
• Identifies significant health and medical risk factors.
• Orders, interprets and evaluates tests and studies to assess clinical problems and health care needs.
• Develops a diagnosis by analyzing and synthesizing collected data.
• Independently and in collaboration with the physician, develops treatment plans along with the patient and significant others.
• Performs diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with board certification, state law and organizational medical staff privileges.
• 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.
• Assists with and facilitates discharge planning.
• Serves as resource for staff/residents and clinical preceptor for APN students.

Qualifications

• Provides advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions, including the delivery of acute care services.

Technical Expertise

• 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.

Education and Experience

• Education: Not specified.
• Experience: Not specified.