Description
It's more than a career, it's a calling
MO-SSM Health New Ballas
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
SLUCare Physician Group is currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner in Otolaryngology. SLUCare represents the academic medical practice of Saint Louis University.
He/she is responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination for patients and families with acute and chronic health needs. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical/nursing clinical knowledge, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration and professionalism.
Job Summary:
In collaboration with physician(s), demonstrates and provides professional nursing care to specialty patients requiring an advanced level of knowledge and management of their nursing care.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Initiates and provides medical interventions in response to acute changes in patient conditions.
- Provides educational services to nursing and ancillary departments and serves as an educational consultant on clinical practice issues.
- Applies evidence based practices to achieve multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate continuity of care.
- Contributes to the satisfaction of the medical staff by collaborating with physicians to deliver best care.
- Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations.
- Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs/problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Completion of a formal post-basic education program from or formally affiliated with an accredited college, university or hospital (Before July 1, 1998) or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university (After July 1, 1998) with a concentration in the appropriate advanced practice nursing clinical specialty area.
- Board certification by a national recognized certifying board in the appropriate population focus
- Current or compact RN license in appropriate state
- Appropriate APRN license or document of recognition in appropriate state
EXPERIENCE
- One year experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
- Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Or
- Registered Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Licenses / Certifications:
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (APNP) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN), APN Controlled Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Full Practice Authority APRN Control Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Full Practice Authority APRN - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Registered Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
4841980235 Prfee OT-General
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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Benefits
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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