Nurse Practitioner

Job Details

Job Location: TN 8000 Wolf River #200 0VQ48 - Germantown, TN 38138, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Travel Percentage: Negligible, Job Category: Health Care, Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner’s primary responsibility will be to provide appropriate gastroenterology patient care in collaboration with the supervising/collaborating physicians. This will involve assessing and managing patients in the clinic as well as the inpatient setting according to established standards and practices.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first point of contact medical triage for patients in the hospital setting for:
  • New inpatient consults
  • Inpatient follow-up visits
  • Weekend call coverage (as negotiated)
• Provide care to patients in the following settings:
  • Routine follow-up visits in the office
  • Urgent follow-up visits in the office
  • Urgent and provider requested consults and new patient visits
  • G-tube changes
  • Hemorrhoid banding (after training)
  • Large volume paracentesis (as permitted)
  • Perform daily rounds on hospitalized patients (inpatient NP’s and specialized patient populations (ex. Hep C)
• Communicate patient care activities to the physician (visit notes/test results).
• Participate in clinical continuous quality improvement activities.
• Interpret and integrate data to determine appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as needed.
• Perform a physical exam and records findings.
• Collaborate with physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients.
• Order appropriate medication, laboratory, and diagnostic procedures.
• Administer medications and injections.
• Interview and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention. Recommend community resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Instruct patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions. Provide patient education.
• Maintain and review patient’s records, charts, and other pertinent information.
• Triage patient telephone calls and provide consultation.
• Provide monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.

Core Competencies

• Flexible
• Detail oriented
• Customer focus
• Team working
• Initiative
• Problem solving
• Organized
• Self-motivated

General

• Adopt the One GI culture of respect, integrity and accountability that contribute to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image to our external customers.
• Incorporate a leadership mindset to your role.
• Comply with One GI procedures, policies, and regulations relevant to your role.
• Successfully completes all One GI training requirements (i.e. OSHA, HIPAA, HealthStream, compliance, etc.)
• Responsible for compliance with all regulatory requirements and/or guidelines. These requirements/guidelines include, but are not limited to: OSHA, HIPAA, Federal Fraud and Abuse laws.
• Computer skills – good working knowledge of MS office.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritize.
• Able to maintain standards and professionalism during periods of fluctuating workloads.
• Provide professional service to direct customers of One GI in all interactions.
• Build effective working relationships with other team members.
• Manage daily tasks to ensure business needs are consistently met.

Qualifications: Education and Qualifications

• Registered Nursing license as well as degree level required by each state to obtain NP license.
• Graduate of an accredited program and board certified with prescriptive authority.
• Strong interpersonal skills are a must, knowledge of billing services is required, understands the various responsibilities physician/NP/Patient relationship.
• Successful completion of a Nurse Practitioner program with certification by a national Nurse Practitioner certification board.
• Three (3) years professional nursing experience in a clinic or hospital setting.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. Understand/comprehend English as well as read/follow written English instructions.

This role requires continuous activity levels in areas such as walking, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and reaching. It also requires dexterity in motion/flexibility. Ability to lift, push or pull 35+ or more. Must be able to differentiate colors and successfully pass color blind screening.

Work Environment

This job operates in a clinic and hospital environment. There is potential to be exposed to blood, tissue, and bodily fluids. Involves exposure to Glutaraldehyde/Rapicide (Refer to SDS manual as needed). Occasional exposure to communicable diseases and biohazards.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the non-essential or essential functions of this job. All accommodations will be investigated on an individual basis with the needs of the department and current staff resources considered. Accommodations will not be made that compromise the safety and health of any associate.