Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Specialty Nurse Practitioner, in collaboration with the physician/medical director, you will assume clinical responsibility for tasks performed within your scope of practice. This includes taking patient’s history, performing physical examinations, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, establishing diagnosis, and providing care and management for common illnesses and disease prevention.

Every day, you may assist with patient admission, transfer, or discharge. You will make appropriate referrals to specialists and community agencies, and participate in quality assurance and quality improvement programs. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop patient-centered plans. In addition to routine duties, you will provide care and management for acutely ill patients, respond to emergency situations, and may see patients in intensive care units or other high-acuity settings.

To be successful in your role, you will strategically deliver comprehensive, specialized patient care, assuming clinical responsibility for assessing, diagnosing, and managing common illnesses and acute conditions, often in critical care settings. You will demonstrate exceptional clinical expertise in performing physical examinations, ordering diagnostic tests, and collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team to develop patient-centered plans, while actively participating in quality assurance and ensuring appropriate referrals and care management.

• Supports the mission, vision, and philosophy of BNI by compliance with all organizational policies and procedures.
• Attends Neuro Rehabilitation Program team meetings, fellow training lectures, and conferences as requested by or approved by the Chief of Neurology.
• Under the general supervision of Neuro Rehabilitation attending physician, sees patients and prepares appropriate notes for the EMR.
• Develops patient education programs.
• Develops and delivers lectures for health care professionals involved in neuro rehabilitation care.

Minimum

• Masters of Nursing Graduate of accredited program for NP
• 3 years clinical experience
• Registered Nurse: AZ
• Registered Nurse Practitioner: AZ
• Drug Enforcement Administration – Control Sub-Dept. Reg. Cert: AZ
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona – a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital dedicated to caring for the poor and underserved.