Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Essential Functions:

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  Conduct comprehensive health assessments, interpret diagnostic tests, and formulate differential diagnoses for acutely ill patients.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized treatment plans in collaboration with attending physicians and healthcare teams.

• Perform and assist with procedures appropriate to scope of practice (e.g., line placements, intubations, suturing, etc., depending on setting).

• Monitor patients’ progress, adjust treatment plans, and provide rapid response in urgent or emergent situations.

• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatment plans, and follow-up care.

• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for nurses and other healthcare professionals.

• Document all care provided in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory standards.

• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of clinical protocols and best practices.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize transitions of care and discharge planning.

• Maintain current knowledge of acute care, pharmacology, and clinical best practices through continuing education.

Experience and Education:

• Education: Master’s or Doctorate degree in Nursing from an accredited program.

• Certification: Current board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP or ACNP-BC).

• Licensure: Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in the state of practice.

• Experience: Minimum of 2–3 years of experience in acute or critical care settings preferred (e.g., ICU, ED, hospital medicine, or step-down unit).

• BLS and ACLS certifications required.

• Strong diagnostic reasoning, clinical judgment, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent communication, teamwork, and leadership abilities.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing (1/3-2/3), walking (over 1/3-2/3), using hands to finger, handle or feel (over 2/3), reach with hands and arms (over 1/3), climb and balance (under 1/3), stoop, kneel (1/2-2/3), talk or hear (1/2-2/3), smell (under 1/3). Lifting up to 10 pounds (over 2/3), Up to 25 pounds (1/3-2/3); Up to 50 pounds (under 1/3)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Bedrock Healthcare Services that wholly complies with the equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.