Nurse Practitioner

Company: Liberty Health
Location: Hickory
Posted on: October 26, 2024

Job Description:

Liberty Cares

With Compassion

Liberty Medical Care Services is currently seeking the following:

NURSE PRACTITIONER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

**$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE **



Job Description:

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• Provides client services to local Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation facilities. - - - -
• Assures quality nursing care for patients by directing and coordinating nursing care. - - - -
• Conducts physicals and annual assessments for assigned patients. - - - -
• Completes acute visits to assess and diagnose patient conditions. - - - -
• Focuses on early identification of changes in condition as well as strong management of chronic conditions. - - - -
• Completes history and physical on new admissions within 72 hours of admission or readmission. - - - -
• Completes Medicare certifications according to required time frame. - - - -
• Prepares discharge orders, instructions and prescriptions for patients being discharged. - - - -
• Encourages advanced care planning and end of life decisions for patients requiring these services. - - - -
• Provides pharmacy with needed narcotic prescription refills as patient need dictates. - - - -
• Documents patient assessment and plan of care in the electronic medical record. - - - -
• Reviews labs and other diagnostic tests for additional interventions. - - - -
• Collaborates with physicians and staff. - - - -
• Notifies family of changes in condition. - - - -
• Communicates daily with nursing staff, assigns duties, supervises, and evaluates work performance. - - - -
• Reviews nursing policies and procedures for compliance, and to make recommendations for changes/additions as necessary. - - - -
• Recommends or conducts specific areas of in-service or continuing education. - - - -
• Assesses patients for palliative care needs and creates/oversees the palliative plan of care In facilities and in patient's homes.Job Requirements:
  
  
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  • Current, unrestricted valid Nurse Practitioner license from the Board of Nursing/PA License from the Medical Board in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain. - - - -
  • DEA certificate current or the ability to obtain. - - - -
  • Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties preferred. - - - -
  • Past experience working in long-term care, a nursing home, or with seniors in other settings preferred. - - - -
  • Strong communication and relationship building skills preferred. - - - -
  • Intermediate level of proficiency in PC based word processing, including Microsoft Word and Outlook. - - - -
  • Willing to be 'on call' for Facilities as needed. - - - -
  • Dependable, flexible, and able to work and cooperate well with all nursing personnel and other departments. - - - -
  • Ability to make decisions regarding nursing problems, work well under pressure, and problem solve.Background checks/drug-free workplace.
    
    EOE.
    
    
    
    
    
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