Advanced Practice Nurse Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Advanced Practice Nurse to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical coaching, consultation on clinical/case management issues for APNs and RNs at meetings and on an as-needed basis;
- Assist in assigning duties based on education, training competencies;
- Participation in the planning and budgeting for the clinical/nursing service;
- Provide clinical care of patients;
- Provides patient education to meet the needs of the patient/family;
- Participates in clinical training along with other CARE Center and COE staff;
- Able to provide appropriate treatment for patients on comfort care/hospice;
- Collects relevant data and interacts with collateral contacts in the community and hospital, as necessary;
- Has end of life/goals of care discussions with patients and families;
- Prescribes or recommends medication or other forms of treatment, as clinically indicated;
- Helps to de-escalate crisis situations and manages interpersonally difficult situations;
- Documents all aspects of patient care in EMR system;
- Informs and instructs patients/significant others on patient’s health/illness state and plan of care;
- Coordinates appropriate referrals to specialties for patient care consultation, including primary care and infectious disease clinics;
- Serves as liaison with community providers and hospital colleagues. Attends off-site meetings with the COE team, when appropriate.
Requirements:
- Must have two years of administrative experience;
- Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse or Certified Nurse Midwife in New Jersey;
- Experience with electronic health records is a must;
- Licensure must be in the state of practice, in good standing with no active sanctions;
- Must have a minimum of 3 years OB/GYN or related public health nursing experience.