Advanced Practice Provider

Advanced Practice Provider

RWJBarnabas Health, Primary Care Service Live is seeking a Full-Time Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to be part of the primary care service line providing coverage to northern NJ.

Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department Name: Primary Care APP Float Pool (North/Central)

Shift: Full Time Days, Monday-Friday

Pay Range: $125,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Qualifications:

• All Applicants: CDS and DEA, BLS, Master's degree required or Graduate Level Certification
• APNs: Current NJ APN, Nurse Practitioner Certification, RN License
• PAs: PA license, NCCPA

Essential Functions:

• Performs comprehensive initial and episodic health assessments; in order to identify existing or potential health problems
• Initiates and implements an individualized nursing and medical plan of care in collaboration with members of interdisciplinary team
• Initiates appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, medical and nursing actions in conjunction with physician
• Provides follow-up care including acute and routine examinations
• Assesses progress, identify problems, initiate preventive measures, recognize emergent problems, initiate proper care in collaboration with physician
• Monitors and adjusts patients medication according to protocol or medical plan of care
• Implements nutritional therapies, as appropriate
• Triages patient problem calls which requires medical attention
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures
• Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory findings and the pathology involved
• Documents information in patients charts following documentation standard
• Provides health education to the patient and family (e.g., management of side effects, anticipatory teaching)
• Manages medical emergencies as indicated, and according to standing orders
• Provides monitoring and continuity of care between health care settings
• Provides patient and family counseling and reassurance in regard to psychological and or psychosocial issues
• Initiates proper referrals to private or community agencies
• Acts as a resource and teacher for other members of the health care team
• Shares knowledge and expertise with staff
• Collaborates with the nursing and medical staff at partner and affiliate sites to coordinate continuity of care
• Evaluates the quality of care as well as the quality of life for patients through assessment of patient response and recommend interventions, as indicated

Travel Requirement:

• Employee will be expected to provide both on-site and telemedicine support and coverage for practices as needed
• Provides coverage for all practice sites within the assigned regional territory
• Mileage reimbursement will be provided for travel to assigned locations from primary department
• Frequency of travel will be contingent on the practice need for the assigned location
• Duration of coverage will be contingent on the practice need for the assigned location