Nurse Practitioner - NBMC ICU

At North Bay Health, the Nurse Practitioner (NP), ICU is required to be acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) and functions as a member of the multidisciplinary medical management team. The ACNP diagnoses medical conditions, plans and implements interventions, including invasive procedures and evaluates patient responses under the direction of and in collaboration with a physician supervisor or designated attending physician. This NP works with physicians in order to establish a collegial and interdisciplinary patient care environment.

The NP is an independent consultant on clinical care issues for patients, families, staff, physicians and other departments. The NP will also assist in the collection of data and statistics for reporting outcomes of the critical care program.

At North Bay Health, the Nurse Practitioner (NP), ICU is required to be acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) and functions as a member of the multidisciplinary medical management team. The ACNP diagnoses medical conditions, plans and implements interventions, including invasive procedures and evaluates patient responses under the direction of and in collaboration with a physician supervisor or designated attending physician. This NP works with physicians in order to establish a collegial and interdisciplinary patient care environment.

The NP is an independent consultant on clinical care issues for patients, families, staff, physicians and other departments. The NP will also assist in the collection of data and statistics for reporting outcomes of the critical care program. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable for functions which enhance the delivery of patient care in accordance with the standards of nursing practice through education, role modeling, standards development, quality improvement, program development and coordination and other duties assigned by the director.

This NP is a member of the Advance Practice Nurses Group. This role focuses on the critical care/pulmonary patient population. The NP works in collaboration with directors, clinical managers and other CPM/NP positions. Duties include but are not limited to the following: bringing innovative ideas from and to the bedside, establishing clinical performance criteria and contributing to the analysis and appraisal of staff performance results through assessment of clinical abilities;

pertinent advanced practice policy development; participating in quality improvement activities; and ensuring compliance with regulatory/accreditation standards. This position’s role is to promote the provision of effective, high-quality patient and family focused care to all patients.

• Supports organizational mission statement, values and goals and role models to staff and others.
• Evaluates the appropriateness of the plan of care for complex patients.
• Functions as a clinical resource to department and medical staff and provides interpretation of hospital policies and procedures when necessary.
• Provides, facilitates, and/or directs patient care within his/her scope of practice.
• Observes patient care within departments to ensure it is consistent with professional and regulatory standards, provides feedback to appropriate staff and reports on trends observed to the clinical management team.
• Assists in the interpretation, dissemination and utilization of nursing research findings into clinical practice.
• Demonstrates effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills through resolution of departmental and interdepartmental problems at the appropriate level.
• Promotes patient and family centered professional practice and is a role model for Relationship Based Care principles.
• Facilitates/participates in the activities of the pertinent medical staff committee(s) in conjunction with the clinical management team and medical director(s).
• Participates on special projects and interdisciplinary committees as assigned.
• Facilitates and manages special projects as requested.
• Develops and sustains an environment that supports excellence and innovation in practice through assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programs and standards that support positive patient care outcomes.
• Maintains ongoing Quality Improvement activities for patient population served and related areas within Critical Care that are consistent with organizational Quality Management Plan.
• Continuously assesses and improves clinical performance.
• Identifies appropriate clinical research…