Family Nurse Practitioner Resident

Description

Health Net is seeking new and recent Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) graduates that desire careers in primary care for this two-year postgraduate Residency program. This FNP position exists to promote excellence in clinical nursing practice by providing mentorship and setting specific training for our highly complex and underserved population in urban Indianapolis.

• Develop and manage a panel of patients with the exclusive attention of an expert primary care provider
• Gain valuable clinical experience in specialty areas including, but not limited to women’s health, psychiatry, pharmacy, urgent care, title x, weight management, optometry, healthcare for the homeless, social work, healthy families, school-based, chiropractic, nutrition, and more
• Assesses health status through obtainment of relevant health history and comprehensive physical exam, preventive screening, and identification of medical risk factors.
• Formulates appropriate differential diagnosis and identification of individual, family and community needs.
• Develops treatment plan to maximize the health potential of the individual, family, and/or community.
• Orders and adjusts medications per collaborative written agreement and prescriptive authority in accordance with the Indiana Nurse Practice Act, or in consultation with the physician.
• Works with a diverse population of low socioeconomic status, multi-cultural/multilingual, high percentage of substance use, low educational attainment, and late and sporadic care patients.
• Apply a minimum of one health literacy method when communicating with patients/clients.

• Advances clinical skills and knowledge by attending continuing medical education trainings as to maintain licensure in accordance with Indiana Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborates with other departments to assess learning needs and plan staff education programs.
• Emphasizes wellness and self-care by sharing information needed to make healthy lifestyle choices and health care decisions to patients, family and the community.
• Participate in weekly didactic sessions focused on topics that are high volume/complexity/risk/burden and commonly seen in primary care – this includes participation in Project EHCO sessions for managing chronic pain, and opioid use disorder

• Markets consultative services and educational programs to the other health team members to problem-solve complex clinical situations and positively impact patient and family outcomes.

• Promotes and participation in applying the principle/model of continuous improvement to improve existing processes and enhance the effective utilization of resources (human and material).
• Collaborates with medical and service line leadership on quality improvement initiatives.
• Compares clinical practices to national standards to positively affect patient’s outcomes.

Job responsibilities listed above is a summary and does not include other tasks requested by the hiring manager.

• Requires current state of Indiana licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Requires certification as Nurse Practitioner from the state of Indiana as required for exercising prescriptive authority
• Requires clinical expertise as applicable to individual area.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA. Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Must meet the educational and experiential requirement as outlined in Indiana Administrative Code 848 IAC 4-4-4 Nurse Practitioner.
• Requires a Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Knowledge of the service standards and regulatory standards governing care delivery and operations.
• Requires the ability to assess learning needs and plan educational programs.
• Requires strong communication; negotiation; collaboration and problem- solving skills.
• Requires the ability to be flexible and work effectively in teams/groups.
• Requires the ability to handle pressure of life-threatening situations.
• Travel may be required.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and…