Advanced Practice Provider - Intensivist Nights

Position: Advanced Practice Provider - Intensivist - Full Time - Nights
## Advanced Practice Provider
- Intensivist
- Full Time
- Nights Apply locations:
Methodist Hospital
- Omaha, NEtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR115685
** 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.
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* Job Summary:

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* Location:

Nebraska Methodist Hospital ICU  Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha.

Work Schedule:

12 hour nigh shifts. Rotating weekdays/weekends/holidays.
Provides primary health care for patients.
** Responsibilities:
**** Essential Functions
** 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…