Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner - Qualified candidates must have a MSN or Doctorate degree in nursing, current Alabama license, and national certification. Experience in critical care is desired.

Duties may include:

• Seeing and treating patients established with Pulmonary Associates in the hospital
• Seeing all new consults that come in during shift
• Writing prescriptions
• Notifying physician of newly diagnosed pulmonary problems
• Ordering patient supplies and equipment
• Document patient encounters with appropriate note (ie history, physical progress)
• Maintain appropriate documentation as required by Alabama Board of Nursing and/or certifying body
• Provide patient instruction:
  
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• During each shift, the Nurse Practitioner’s primary responsibility is to the On-Call physician.
• Order Home Respiratory Equipment or Durable Medical Equipment.
• Other responsibilities as may be assigned from time- to- time by supervisor

We offer competitive pay and a great benefit package.