Nurse Practitioner Acute Care - Heart Center (Job ID 1787)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Description: Nationwide Children's Hospital is employing Nurse Practitioner Acute Care - Heart Center (Job ID 1787) right now, this occupation will be presented in Kentucky. For detail informations about this occupation opportunity kindly read the description below. Come work for an organization where everything matters.
This is a full-time, benefits eligible p! osition working Day/Night rotation, primarily night shift.
Minimum hourly rate: $37.813.
Job description:
Practices in accordance with the philosophy, policies, procedures and standards. NCH functions within the APN practice guidelines agreed upon by the medical and patient care services departments; performs all patient management activities in conjunction with the collaborating physician in accordance with their Standard Care Arrangement (SCA).
The Nurse Practitioner in collaboration with the Attending assesses, plans, implements, evaluates an appropriate plan of care including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, in accordance with APN practice guidelines and in conjunction with the collaborating physician for patients within their specialty practice.
Demonstrates competencies defined (*) in APN responsibilities in providing age-appropriate care to patients as defined by certification and training.
Provides family! -centered care to meet other family needs such as psycho-socia! l support, education, and discharge planning in conjunction with the discharge planner, RN’s, Care Coordinators and other related disciplines.
Initiates and participates in education, research with evidence base practice, professional, and organizational activities that contribute to improving patient care, the scientific knowledge base of nursing, program operation, or their own professional development. Also mentors others in the area of clinical competence and professional development.
Responsibilities:
1. Patient Management: functions within the APN practice guidelines agreed upon by the medical and patient care services divisions and in conjunction with the collaborating physician outlines in their Standard Care Arrangement.
2. Elicits, records, and interprets a complete health history and notes its significance for the care of the patient.
3. Performs a complete standard physical examination, and distinguishes be! tween normal and abnormal findings.
4. Selects and orders tests and procedures necessary to augment physical findings, and distinguishes between normal and abnormal findings.
5. Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, according to established guidelines, as necessary for care of the patient. Such procedures are based in their specialty area but may include: administration of emergency medications; lumbar puncture; closed chest needle aspirations; insertion of chest tubes; venipunctures; arterial punctures; initiation and management of nutrition support; determination of need for respiratory assistance, selection of appropriate technique and initiation of appropriate therapy; administration of blood products, suturing, I&Ds of abscesses, removal of central lines and drains, and bone marrow biopsies.
6. Based on physical examination and other data in collaboration with the physician, formulates a plan of care with expected outcomes; implemen! ts, evaluates, and revises as needed.
7. Documents and effecti! vely communicates the plan of care and patient progress in the medical record. Communicates the plan appropriately to the primary care physician or referring physician if applicable.
8. Initiates consults to other services at the direction of their collaborating physician.
9. If they have prescriptive authority prescribing within the Ohio Board of Nursing formulary and the CHI formulary.
10. Functions in collaborative role with the professional nursing staff and other care providers sharing information and responding to concerns of the other care providers.
11. In conjunction with the RN.
a. Meets patient/family needs identified in the care plan and contributes to the care plan as appropriate.
b. Meets specific emotional/support needs of families and facilitates resolution of the parents’ psychosocial concerns, initiating interdisciplinary involvement as indicated.
c. Participates in family teaching and discharge planning as! necessary
d. Communicates with the health care team data relevant to patient and or family needs.
12. Assists in assessing the continuing education needs of the health care team including residents, respiratory care, clinical pharmacists, dietitians, and the nursing staff within their program.
13. Maintains clinical competency, and stays informed of current trends in their specialty and in nursing practice.
14. Participates in planning and presenting educational programs for the health care team, APN educational program, nursing staff and other community agencies.
15. Plans and participates in the orientation of new nurse practitioners and students from practitioner programs.
16. Remains informed of current research specific to the care of patients within their specialty, making this data available to staff and applying it as appropriate to clinical practice.
17. Identifies patient problems suitable for research, an! d cooperates with research activities within their specialty practice. ! Also reviews literature for evidenced base care or contribute to obtaining data.
18. Establishes professional objectives, evaluates self, and shares progress periodically with the program manager
19. Maintains involvement with professional nursing organizations or specialty organizations to promote collegiality and networking.
20. Participates in unit, section, and hospital committees: assists in the development and evaluation of quality management program, patient care standards and guidelines.
21. Participates in peer review processes to evaluate patient care and APN competencies.
22. Contributes to the goals of the hospital, division and or specialty.
23. Assists in educating others regarding the role of the APN.
24. Mentors nurses to foster the role of the professional nurse
25. Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
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This occupation starts available on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:30:08 GMT
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