Advanced Practice Provider- Intensivist - Casual​/PRN - Rotating

Why Work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Location:

Nebraska Methodist Hospital ICU – 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha. Work schedule is 12‑hour shifts rotating weekdays, weekends, and holidays. Provides primary health care for patients.

• Provides primary health care for patients by utilizing the process of assessment and diagnosis of health status, development and implementation of treatment plans and follow‑up and evaluation plans of patient outcomes.

• Obtains patient’s medical and history information; data collection is prioritized according to immediate condition or needs.
• Determines patient’s mental status.
• Collaborates with physicians and other disciplines as appropriate and provides regular and consistent feedback.
• Uses new or additional data to form a treatment plan.
• Incorporates research into clinical practice as appropriate.
• Performs advanced assessments on complex patients and develops specific interventions to prevent iatrogenic complications.

Provides patient and family education regarding proper use of medication and health/illness prevention to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness by interviewing and advising specifically to patient needs and recommending appropriate community resources.

• Demonstrates sensitivity to family regarding need for patient information on a timely basis.
• Works collaboratively with physicians and other team members to provide appropriate patient education geared to the patient’s needs and family’s ability to provide care.
• Uses adult learning principles for teaching purposes, being careful to check for understanding and being available for follow‑up questions.
• Recommends references and resources such as printed materials, online, community and other information sources to fulfill the family’s need for education.

Prepares prescription orders/inquiries/renewals to facilitate patient care by writing orders for drugs and controlled substances and relaying information to pharmacy.

• Implement interventions consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Apply established therapeutic practices to patient’s problem.
• Prescribe medications according to Controlled Substance Registration Certificate issued by the DEA.
• Generates referrals to appropriate services as needed to further diagnose and/or progress of care.

Administers medication and immunizations to ensure patient health by injection, inhalation or oral methods.

Perform patient consultations/physical exams to determine the assigned patient’s needs independently and under physician direction. Includes obtaining patient medical history, checking vital signs, performing tests relevant to patient condition and recording findings.

• Obtain patient’s medical and psychosocial history; perform physical exam and determine patient’s mental status.
• Collaborate with physicians and other clinical disciplines as appropriate. Provide teaching and patient education specific to the patient’s health care problem.
• Order appropriate ancillary tests.

Develops preliminary diagnosis to prescribe diagnostic and therapeutic procedures by ordering appropriate laboratory tests, interpreting data, and utilizing principles of prevention.

• Uses appropriate assessment techniques & diagnostic information. Performs tests relevant to patient condition and records findings.
• Order appropriate ancillary tests.
• Derives diagnosis from the assessment data and diagnostic information as data becomes available.

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