SLEEP SPECIALISTS - NURSE PRACTITIONER

Duties And Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat all sleep disorders.
• Perform full spectrum of sleep medicine care including history collection, evaluation of patient, relevant physical assessment, diagnosis of sleep conditions, plan of care, full management of therapy.
• For sleep apnea, review and educate patient on results of home and in-lab diagnostic and titration studies.
• Order or recommend appropriate therapy/equipment.
• Make appropriate referrals.
• Evaluate data on PAP download and make adjustments to therapy as needed and evaluate response to intervention.
• Prescribe and evaluate response to medications relating to night sleep and daytime alertness.
• Document all aspects of care provided.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to staff members as indicated.
• Precept midlevel students as requested.
• Maintain accurate count of all controlled substances within the office.
• Manage the patient’s care in a timely manner and maintain a level of productivity that is equivalent to the other providers on staff.

About The Role

Medical provider. Evaluate and treat all sleep disorders.

Benefits

• Taking care for our community starts with taking care of our own team.
• Mountain View Hospital is proud to offer its employees competitive and comprehensive benefit packages.
• Benefits include: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off, Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match), Earned Quarterly Bonus Program, Education Reimbursement Program, Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Maintain current Idaho licensure, Federal DEA and IBOP certifications. Complete adequate CME as required by licensure. Maintain current certifications in BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
• Experience: At least two years of experience working independently in a primary care, urgent care, or emergency care setting evaluating and treating a broad range of patients, in terms of age (infants to elderly), medically compliant (infectious disease, cardiac, orthopedic, etc.) and acuity level (routine, urgent and emergent).
• Equipment/Technology: Routine physical assessment tools.
• Language/Communication: Communicate well with staff, patients, family members, and consultants. Second language fluency is an asset.
• Mental Capabilities: High level of diagnostic thinking, often rapid. Must be able to perform multi-tasking with frequent interruptions. Must be capable of on-the-spot problem-solving. Strong knowledge of up-to-date clinical information. Must be flexible.
• Interpersonal: Ability to inspire staff to tackle challenging work. Ability to recognize, understand and address the needs of patients and family members on multiple levels. Ability to communicate well and inspire trust when encountering individuals of all cultures, levels of education and walks of life. Ability to project a feeling of caring and concern to others.
• Performance: Must be able to work efficiently and comply with daily demands. Works well under pressure and able to meet multiple and competing deadlines. Able to work as part of a team of clinical providers who share responsibility for the patients’ well-being and the clinics’ operations. Understands the requirements of being a department of a hospital and complies with that level of quality.