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Nurse Practitioner – Hospital Medicine / Skilled Nursing Facilities
Iberia Medical Center – New Iberia, Louisiana
Job Overview
Iberia Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join our Hospital Medicine team in New Iberia, Louisiana.
This unique dual-role position provides patient care across both the acute hospital setting and affiliated skilled nursing/long-term care facilities. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, clinically strong, and committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across multiple care environments.
Iberia Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join our Hospital Medicine team in New Iberia, Louisiana.
This unique dual-role position provides patient care across both the acute hospital setting and affiliated skilled nursing/long-term care facilities. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, clinically strong, and committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across multiple care environments.
Responsibilities
Hospital Medicine Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive evaluations and assessments for hospitalized patients.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
- Provide medication management and monitor patient responses.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated patient care.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the electronic health record (EHR).
- Conduct comprehensive evaluations and assessments for hospitalized patients.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
- Provide medication management and monitor patient responses.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated patient care.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the electronic health record (EHR).
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Responsibilities
- Provide routine, acute, and transitional care for patients in nursing home and skilled nursing settings.
- Perform initial and follow-up visits, including post-hospital discharge evaluations.
- Manage chronic conditions and acute changes in patient status.
- Coordinate care plans with nursing staff, therapy teams, and facility administration.
- Conduct medication reconciliation and adjust treatments as appropriate.
- Participate in care plan meetings and communicate regularly with patients’ families as needed.
- Collaborate with hospital teams to support smooth transitions of care between the hospital and nursing facilities.
- Provide routine, acute, and transitional care for patients in nursing home and skilled nursing settings.
- Perform initial and follow-up visits, including post-hospital discharge evaluations.
- Manage chronic conditions and acute changes in patient status.
- Coordinate care plans with nursing staff, therapy teams, and facility administration.
- Conduct medication reconciliation and adjust treatments as appropriate.
- Participate in care plan meetings and communicate regularly with patients’ families as needed.
- Collaborate with hospital teams to support smooth transitions of care between the hospital and nursing facilities.
Work Locations
- Iberia Medical Center – Main Campus
- Iberia Medical Center – North Campus
- Affiliated Nursing Homes and Skilled Nursing Facilities throughout the surrounding service area
- Iberia Medical Center – Main Campus
- Iberia Medical Center – North Campus
- Affiliated Nursing Homes and Skilled Nursing Facilities throughout the surrounding service area
Department
HMG Hospital Medicine
Contact Information
Chelsea B. Bray, FNP-C
Hospital Medicine Group
Phone: 225-274-6731 (mobile)
HMG Hospital Medicine
Contact Information
Chelsea B. Bray, FNP-C
Hospital Medicine Group
Phone: 225-274-6731 (mobile)