Nurse Practitioner
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Job Location:
New Orleans, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
SH-855 Nurse Practitioner New OrleansLA
Position Overview:
Apply clinical skills to the management of healthcare for medically complex older adults working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to address participants medical emotional and social well-being. The Nurse Practitioner must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Key Responsibilities
- As a member of the PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) prepare and update comprehensive Care Plans for participants that include medical emotional and psychosocial aspects of care.
- Remain attentive and responsive to input from team members participants and caregivers regarding participant health and communicate important clinical information to the IDT on an ongoing basis.
- Conduct comprehensive history and physical examinations for new participants to assist in preparation of a comprehensive Care Plan.
- Reassess participants medical conditions at least every six months as part of the semi-annual assessment for updating the Care Plan.
- Manage participants medical care for both acute and chronic issues.
- Review outside clinical information for participants including specialty clinic appointments hospitalizations and nursing home stays.
- Document changes in a participants condition in the medical record in a timely manner consistent with documentation policies established by the Medical Director.
- Work in the PACE clinic at either of the two PACE centers to see participants as scheduled and as needed.
- Provide in-home care as needed.
- Contact and inform caregivers of any medical changes and return calls from participants caregivers and staff in a courteous and timely manner.
- Serve as the provider on-call for the on-call nurses during evenings and weekends returning calls in a courteous and timely manner.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Education: Nursing Degree from an accredited university and a graduate of a certified or accredited Nurse Practitioner Program; or Masters Degree in Clinical Nursing with five years nursing experience.
- Licensure: Must have a current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
- Experience: Preferred five-to-seven years nursing experience with three years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Skills: Strong clinical assessment and management skills for medically complex older adults; ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team; excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Compliance: Must adhere to all applicable state and federal regulations and organizational standards.
Core Competencies
- Effective communication with patients caregivers and healthcare professionals
- Fostering caring interpersonal connections with participants and caregivers
- Enthusiastic collaboration in a team environment
- Sensitive navigation of complex ethical issues involving participants
- Proactive approach to improving delivery of care
- Trusted liaison with Medical Director nurses and other healthcare professionals
- Creative adaptation of treatment plans with focus on goal-concordant care
- Commitment to quality improvement and shared learning
Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Sitting standing walking talking. Must be able to lift thirty pounds at times. Physical Demands: Sedentary physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
Syra Health Corp is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity religion sex national origin age veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment
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
