Nurse Practitioner, PD

Nurse Practitioner, Per Diem

We are currently recruiting for a Per Diem Nurse Practitioner to provide medical/clinical services to Residents of our Apartments and Cluster Homes at the Out-Patient Clinic and conducting rounds on our Nursing Units.

Responsibilities include:

• Offering medical/clinical services on Saturdays, Holidays and weekdays as needed.
• Providing Saturday Clinic hours from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for Residents in Apartments and Cluster Homes for urgent medical needs and follow-up visits.
• New Employee physicals and PPDs are also provided in the Clinic on Saturdays.
• Problem-solving with Residents who have medical concerns, including calling outside physicians or their coverage on the Resident's behalf, if needed.
• Facilitating diagnostics and prescriptions that are needed over the weekend.
• Responding to urgent and emergency needs in the Skilled Nursing Center.
• Making rounds from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. to each Nursing Center unit to assess individual Residents who have urgent medical needs and ordering diagnostic studies and treatments.
• If new treatments are initiated, communicating with primary care physicians as needed.
• Meeting with families and/or phoning families when changes in medical status arise over the weekend.
• Providing medical and nursing consultation to the Nursing Supervisor and nursing staff.
• Arranging temporary stays at the Nursing Center for Residents who develop an urgent need. This is done in collaboration with the Nursing Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Nurse Practitioner licensed in advanced practice by the MA Board of Registration of Nursing and credentialed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• Master's degree with education and training in Geriatrics.
• 3 years of NP experience including one year in a geriatric setting.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

This is a per diem, or as needed position. We are looking for someone to cover two Saturdays/month and possible holiday and vacation coverage if available.

Carleton-Willard Village is committed to providing equal opportunity for employment and advancement to all team members and potential team members. Carleton-Willard Village does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/ or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations.