Nurse Practitioner - Equity Health/Primary Care

Nurse Practitioner - Equity Health/Primary Care

Forsyth County Equity - Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Overview

Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Travel Percentage Road Warrior

Description

Equity Health defragments a siloed system by providing accessible primary care, care navigation, and advanced care planning. This approach is changing the healthcare model with outcomes of reduced hospitalizations and ER visits, as well as an increase in overall patient and employee satisfaction. We are a team of providers, nurses, and therapists who deliver exceptional primary care where and when you need.

Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.

• We provide excellent benefits including:
  • Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
  • 28 days of Paid Time Off
  • Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
  • 403b Retirement plan with matching
  • Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
  • Best Orientation and Onboarding program you've experienced

Essential Functions

• In addition to the general services outlined by the Board, Equity Nurse Practitioners will also provide the following specific services related to the care of patients:
  • Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients
  • Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients' specific needs
  • Prescribes and/or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs (including narcotics) in accordance within the ethical principles of medicine.
  • Implements and monitors interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability
  • Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings
  • Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing necessary education

• The following list is a general outline of the basic duties of a Nurse Practitioner:
  • Provides comprehensive medical care to Equity Health patients.
  • Serves as a medical resource for VIA staff.
  • Assists in staff training.
  • Assists in education and training of healthcare professionals and the public.
  • Optimizes cost-effective plan of care.
  • Assists in the development of policies.
  • Maximizes clinical efficiency to ensure reimbursement is optimized.
  • Submit billing and documentation according to policy.
• May perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements A master's degree in nursing; current, active, and unrestricted license NC/SC license as Registered Nurse (RN), and official recognition as Nurse Practitioner from NC/SC Board of Nursing. Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years of date of hire; current and unrestricted DEA and Basic Life Support required. Computer proficiency is required.

Minimum Qualifications

Prefer 1-year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses preferred. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics, oncology; home health care; medical surgical. New graduates welcome to apply!