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CareWell Health Medical Center

Nurse Practitioner/Allied Health Professional

CareWell Health Medical Center, East Orange, New Jersey, us, 07017

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Nurse Practitioner/Allied Health Professional

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CareWell Health Medical Center

Job Summary The Hospitalist Medicine Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) will deliver primary health care in the hospital setting to include, but not limited to, the recognition and management of common illnesses and injuries, and the provisioning of care across the health care continuum with emphasis on early detection, treatment, and prevention of diseases.

Essential Functions

Obtains and records patient history

Consults with physician as established in the collaborative practice agreement. Develops and implements a collaborative practice agreement in the specific clinical area and performs a periodic review of the collaborative agreement.

Completes diagnostic and therapeutic studies

Completes charting in a thorough and timely manner

Performs physical and medical screening examinations

Works within legal, regulatory, and ethical practice standards

Adequately manages patient flow in the Emergency Department

Completes required courses, i.e., HIPAA, EMTALA and other CME /CEU requirements

Orders diagnostic laboratory tests, radiological studies, or other therapies as appropriate

Actively participates in staff meetings and risk management education

Instructs and counsels patients regarding mental and physical health, referring patients to appropriate specialists/resources

Functions as House Provider (responds to all RRT 's and leads ACLS/Codes)

Participates as a Member of the CWHMC CODE committee

Establishes diagnostic decision-making and initiates a treatment plan, which may include ordering medications, and additional therapeutic modalities, etc.

Performs procedures as allowed by state law and under the direction of the supervising or collaborating physician

Coordinates patient care with other members of the health care team. Initiates consultation requests to other health professionals to provide comprehensive patient management.

Provides acute/primary health care in accordance with written policies approved by nursing and medical administration.

Performs a patient record review with the collaborating physician in a timely fashion but not less than every three months

Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Physician Assistant Certification

Registration & Licensure by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners/ Physician Assistant Advisory required

Master’s degree in Nursing

NP Certification

Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license, CDS and DEA.

Prior work experience as a professional nurse.

2 years of experience in Critical Care preferred

Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ACLS) Certifications

Active membership in a professional organization preferred

Ability and willingness accommodate scheduling needs including working extended hours, weekdays, overnights, weekends, and holidays

Knowledge and Skills

Excellent time management skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Medical and broad-based clinical emergency medicine knowledge

Ability to work with all emergency department and hospital employees effectively and successfully

Standard shift: Day shift, Night shift

Work Location: One location

Full-Time, Part-Time, or Per Diem Day/Night shifts

Functional/Technical Skills Requirements

Comprehensive understanding of operational health care delivery systems and the current health care landscape. Skills and experience with the operational aspects of health care technology deployment. Familiarity and comfort with technology-based operational improvement.

Communications: Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Ability to take abstract, complex and/or technical information and break it down for a variety of audiences in a way that is meaningful for them

Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Part-time

Job Function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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