Nurse Practitioner

Job Overview

Job Location:

Southeast - South Bend, IN 46613
Position Type:
Full Time
Education Level: Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage :
None
Job Shift: Day

• Utilizes appropriate and effective patient care plans
• Manages patients to assure continuity of care
• Provides whole person care, which includes referrals to other health care providers
• Maintains adequate, concise and legible documentation of patient care
• Provides and documents appropriate periodic health assessments
• Provides appropriate patient education
• Demonstrates appropriate work habits: arriving on time, promptly returning phone calls, utilizing appropriate universal precaution measures, documentation in a timely and accurate manner, maintaining appropriate patient confidentiality, and making scheduling changes only through appropriate channels
• Performs a minimum of 2946 outpatient visits with Corporation patients each year
• Participates in assigned Quality Assurance committee
• Regularly attends Team/Clinical meetings
• Participates in nurse practitioner performance audits as assigned
• Assists in the development and maintenance of HCHC practice guidelines (protocols) as assigned
• Participates in the QA Committee as assigned
• Attends required in-service meetings
• Makes presentations in the community when requested
• Represents the provider staff at the HCHC Board or other local organizations if requested
• Teaches students as assigned
• Attends yearly continuing education meeting as required for mandatory certification
• Attends regional or national Community Health Center meetings as requested
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Direct supervision: N/A

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and nurse practitioner program
• Masters degree in Nursing
• Current Indiana registered nurse license
• Certified as a nurse practitioner by an approved certifying organization
• Prescriptive authority, DEA certification
• Current CPR certification

Experience:

• At least 1-3 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or extensive experience as an RN in ER or ICU

Skills/

Job Requirements:

• Strong customer service skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to remain flexible and adaptable
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
• Transportation and valid driver's license
• Ability to follow Health Linc policies and procedures

Technology

Skills:

• Operate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.
• Basic software skills (Microsoft Office, EHR, online sources, etc.)

Required Training: All assigning Relias training