Nurse Practitioner - Ped Ortho
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Job Location:
Baton Rouge, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
To provide nursing medical care for high acuity patients in collaboration with a physician.
Responsibilities
Patient Care
- Provides direct patient care management to high acuity patients including performing histories and physicals admits and discharges; related to the care of specialty patients focusing on the maintenance achievement and restoration of optimal functions of patients.
- The NP will also visit patients prior to surgery conduct discharge teaching afterward and prescribe medications including narcotics.
Partnership and Collaboration
- Plans implements and evaluates nursing medical care consistent with medical treatment and care in collaboration with a physician. Additionally the practitioner will initiate or modify medical treatment within an established plan of medical protocol.
- The NP will assist with consults write orders coordinate with consulting physicians and accompany physicians on rounds. The NP will analyze clinical data; order and/or perform necessary diagnostic tests or procedures; develop implement and evaluate the therapeutic regimen.
Quality
- The NP will teach and provide support for patients and their families; minimize fragmentation by providing coordination of care; manage transition of the patient to step-down units or to out-patient settings; and serve as patient advocates.
Other Duties As Assigned
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
- Criteria for Hospital Setting Nurse Practitioner: Patients of this role are of higher acuity in a specialized area This role involves being on call; This role involves hospital rounds; This role would be involved in assisting MDs with procedures (in clinic and/or hospital)
Qualifications
Education:Masters degree in Nursing
Licensure:ACLS; RN;BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification Current/unrestricted RN license; Advanced Practice License; ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Vital Signs Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Pediatrics Experience
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Medicare
About Company
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is one of the largest healthcare systems based in Louisiana and is the leading healthcare provider for more than half the state’s population. The health system is a non-profit, Catholic organization sponsored by the Franciscan Miss ... View more
