Nurse Practitioner

Iron County Medical Center has a position opening for a Full-time NURSE PRACTITIONER. To work with our ER/Swing Bed team in determining and supporting the diagnoses, treatments, and continuity of care for ICMC patients.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Acknowledge that the patients always come first and project an attitude of such at all
• Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.
• Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.
• Assessing patient needs.
• Ordering, and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests.
• Diagnosing illness and disease,
• Prescribing medication, and formulating treatment plans.
• Providing consultation services and referrals as necessary.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills and Physical Requirements
:

• Master’s degree and NP training covering basic disease and illness treatment and prevention.
• Coordination of care and health promotion.
• A strong focus on clinical excellence and patient satisfaction; exceptional interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills.
• Critical thinking and logical problem resolution skills a must
• Working knowledge of hospital protocols and processes needed with emphasis on EMR system.
• Advanced organizational skills with emphasis on efficient, cost-effective scheduling required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment.
• Walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, twisting, and turning, pushing/pulling objects from awkward positions; ability to lift items weighing up to 50 lbs. and moving patients up to 300 lbs. with assistance; vision, hearing, and dexterity skills within normal limits.
• Effective verbal communication and documentation skills mandatory

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