Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Float

SSM Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to serve as a primary care float. Primary Responsibilities: * Assesses patient of any age presenting for health care and obtains a personal medical history, appropriate physical examination with recording of the resulting information. * Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities. * Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient's age-specific needs. * Addresses and responds to patient and staff requests for information in a timely manner, prioritizing patient requests and urgent needs. * Plans for patient care by making comprehensive clinical decisions based on advanced diagnostic skills and professional judgment, reviewing results of diagnostic tests and procedures, developing and implementing a treatment plan for the patient and/or family, and providing a wide range of interventions required to effect change. * Problem solving skills demonstrated by making competent advanced clinical decisions, utilizing appropriate resources, consulting with physician, as appropriate, and involving management where necessary. * Maintains effective methods of formal and informal communication with staff so that dissemination of information/administrative decisions are conveyed in a positive and supportive manner; motivates and supports staff to achieve department/contractual goals and operational benchmarks. * Monitors the effectiveness of interventions. * Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients. * Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals. Facilitates referral of patients to other appropriate community healthcare facilities, agencies and resources. * Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools. * Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations. * Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs/problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome. * Promotes positive health behaviors and self-care skills through education and/or counseling. * Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. * Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Completion of a formal post-basic education program from or formally affiliated with an accredited college, university or hospital (Before July 1, 1998) or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university (After July 1, 1998) with a concentration in the appropriate advanced practice nursing clinical specialty area.
• Board certification by a national recognized certifying board in the appropriate population focus
• Current or compact RN license in appropriate state
• Appropriate APRN license or document of recognition in appropriate state
• One year nursing experience

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