APRN Business Health

Job Type: Regular

Scheduled

Hours:

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zabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.

Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

This is a PRN split 2nd/3rd shift position which includes shift differential. This position specifically requires an APRN. The Nurse Practitioner provides care and treatment to patients under the auspices of a designated physician through a collaborative practice agreement. Responsibility includes patient assessment, initiation and evaluation of diagnostic testing, documentation of physical findings, and formulation of treatment plan and prognosis based on patient’s medical condition.

In accordance with established collaborative practice agreement and evidence-based guidelines, the APRN obtains health histories, performs physical examinations, identifies problems, establishes goals, and formulates comprehensive plans of care for patients and teaches preventive health measures. Functions as a facilitator to coordinate clinical care, educate patients and families, and support collaboration between various disciplines and agencies as necessary.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

• Provide care to patients including assessment, comprehensive evaluation, interpretation of diagnostic data, and coordination of patient plans of care as well as staff, patient and caregiver education.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s clinical pathways (for appropriate area of practice) and applicable clinical policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates competence in patient assessment, prescribing of pharmaceutical agents, and utilization of evidence-based practices.
• Initiates medical orders including, but not limited to, orders for prescribing and dispensing certain medications within the APRN/ PA-C scope of practice as defined by applicable state law and established hospital protocols.

• Organize and prioritize clinical responsibilities to maximize time, efficiency, and productivity.
• Implements and evaluates progress toward goals for prescribed plan of care based on protocols/guidelines/pathways.
• Provides patient care information to staff and collaborates with primary care physicians about the patient’s progress.
• Participates in the quality improvement activities and community education.

• Maintain effective verbal and written communication skills with all members of the healthcare team to promote continuity of care.
• Documentation in the patient’s medical record regarding all treatments and interventions is clear, concise and completed in a timely manner.
• Interactions with all health care professionals are conducted in a professional manner.
• Keeps hospital staff/management informed of pertinent information.
• Provides educational sessions for facility staff as needed.

• Maintain a safe work environment, which is conducive to and complies with all state, federal, and facility and regulatory standards, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain a current collaborative practice agreement with applicable physician(s).
• Adhere to HIPAA guidelines, professional code of ethics and appropriate billing practices in executing role.
• Participates in the…