Advanced Nurse Practitioner APRN or Physician Assistant PA

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse is responsible for promoting and demonstrating Parrish Healthcare's Culture of Choice®; ensuring clinical quality as well as strategic goals and objectives are met or exceeded according to State of Florida regulatory guidelines for nurse practitioners. The APRN will effectively fulfill our mission to provide Healing Experiences for Everyone all the Time® and achieve organizational strategic (Game Plan) goals. This position reports to the AVP, Parrish Medical Group Operations and supervising provider.

Key Responsibilities:

Patient Care:

1. Functions independently by implementing appropriate evidence-based standardized procedures/protocols and by effectively manages a panel of patients; Conducts comprehensive assessments of patients; gathers health history, performs physical examinations, appropriately prescribes medications, effectively diagnoses and treats illnesses/injuries, ensures annual wellness milestones are met (e.g. screenings and vaccinations); and ensures compliance with CMS quality metrics related to MIPS/HEIDS, etc.

2. Notifies managing physician about unusual or unexpected events or problems; makes appropriate referrals to other healthcare professionals and support services

3. Dictate and document all patient interactions and services rendered per medical record completion policy

4. Provides education and support to caregivers on dementia, its progression, and coping strategies to include healthy lifestyle behaviors, disease prevention and overall health promotion

5. Support at-home rounding support for home bound patients, nursing or rehab facilities, to provide initial or follow up diagnoses, to include provider referral management for monitoring disease progression and or management.

Healing Communities | Growth:

6. Influences the innovation, development and growth of service strategies for assigned functional area(s); assures the achievement of departmental dashboard metrics within each strategic pillar (People, Service, Quality, Growth, Finance); takes immediate and effective steps to assure national benchmarks are achieved or sustained.

Healing Experiences | Service:

7. Ensures the adherence of systems, processes, policies and procedures that result in assigned patients always receiving excellent patient experiences as measured by HCAHPS and/or other national customer service best-practice benchmarks.

System Reliability | Quality & Safety:

8. Provides initial and ongoing patient assessments, including patient's physical, psychological, and environmental factors. Uses assessment information from the patient assessment to develop a recommended plan of care to be reviewed and approved by the responsible physician. This is done in accordance with the State of Florida Nursing Act for Nurse Practitioners.

9. Prescribes medication, examine patients, diagnose illnesses and provide treatment; Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests; Gather health histories, perform physical examinations and diagnostic procedures

10. Develops and implements treatment plans; Dictate and document all patient interactions; Notify managing physician about unusual or unexpected events or problems.

11. Functions independently by implementing appropriate standardized procedures.

12. Using standardized procedures, changing treatment regimen after observing signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to treatment, general behavior and physical condition and determines if they are abnormal findings.

13. Provides and coordinates the care of patients, to include providing patient/family education promoting safe continuity of care.

14. Participates in interdisciplinary and clinical rounds, provides education and support, as well as making appropriate referrals and documents services rendered per medical record completion policy.

15. Effectively communicates with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.

16. Ensures the adherence to systems, processes, policies and procedures that result in a continuous improvement environment within which assigned patients always receive national best/leading-practice standards for quality and excellence as measured by HIPAA, CMS, Joint Commission, and other regulatory agencies pertinent to areas of responsibility; holding self and others accountable for actions and outcomes.

17. Knows fire, disaster and safety procedures and regulations as pertains to the work area.

Care Partner Engagement | People:

18. Ensures adherence to systems, processes, policies and procedures that result in an inclusive, collaborative, healing work environment within which national best/leading-practice standards for employee engagement are achieved as measured by effective performance management, problem-solving and conflict resolution, mentoring aspiring care partners; leading effective orientation, onboarding, recognition, training and professional development initiatives; and inspiring fellow care partner commitment to our mission, vision, values and safe care pledge.

19. Maintains skills and knowledge within professional practice of self and within assigned functional area(s); able to step in and serve as back up to assigned care partners to cover staffing needs as necessary.

Community Investment | Finance:

20. Maintains systems, processes, policies and procedures that result in effective planning and administration of annual budget(s); productive, cost efficient and effective operations; and corrective actions for any operating expenses that deviate from budget. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Formal Education:

• Masters in Nursing required, Doctorate of Nursing preferred. Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) program required.

Work Experience:

• Two or more years of clinical experience as a nursing practitioner at a physician practice or in a hospital with a related specialty is strongly preferred.

Required Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:

• Florida Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Certification required.
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number required.
• BLS and ACLS through The American Heart Association required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Parrish Healthcare is a caring community of healthcare professionals passionate about excellence and fulfilling our mission of providing Healing Experiences For Everyone All The Time®.

Parrish Healthcare has a Culture of Choice®. This means we have a healing work environment that empowers people to aspire to be their very best. We partner passionate, talented and skilled people in the right role with the right resources. We provide a clear and strategic direction to achieve superior results on behalf of the communities we serve.