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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