Nurse Practitioner

SUMMARY

Responsible for providing direct patient care under the supervision of physician practitioners in specifically-assigned centers and within the patient care on-call rotation of the primary care organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

· Medically manages a defined caseload of geriatric patients in skilled nursing centers.

 · Makes periodic, pertinent patient visits to the center or other site of care.

 · Provides appropriate, timely medical orders, pertinent documentation, and assessments.

 · Communicates with patients and/or responsible parties appropriately and in a timely manner.

 · Committed to service to the patient, the community, and the mission and vision of Physician Services.

 · Manages medical staff relationships with nursing, patients, and families.

 · Develops a close and collegial relationship with all physicians and non-physician practitioners.

 · Participates in physician led, evidence based, high quality, patient centered care initiatives, quality measures, and/or clinical practice guidelines.

 · Maintains effective inter-departmental and inter-organizational communication to provide positive working relationships.

· Participates in organization surveys and any subsequently required reports.

· Honors patients’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination individuality, privacy, property and civil rights.

 · Complies with the Corporate Compliance Program.

 · Reports job-related functions /tasks that involve occupational hazards including exposure to blood and body fluids and others as necessary.

· Promotes the image and reputation of the System by exhibiting servant leadership and providing direct and open lines of communication.

 · Contributes to the work of committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative efforts of the System.

 · Performs other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the System.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

· Knowledge and compliance with rules and regulations governing medical care and payment for medical services.

 · Knowledge and compliance with the procedural guidelines for the organization and its client centers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse meeting the Georgia Board of Nursing requirements to engage in advanced nursing practice and;
•  Holds a Master’s degree or other graduate degree approved by the Board of Nursing.
• Ability to travel within a designated area to multiple skilled nursing facilities.

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