Advanced Registered Nurse

Nurse Practitioner
Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department: Edison Hub - Gastroenterology

Shift: Day

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey. RWJBH is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to support our outpatient gastroenterology practice in Edison. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for performing duties independently following established and standardized procedures and methods referring questionable situations to physician. The NP provides general as well as stroke neurological consults as well as admissions to the stroke service through assessment, diagnosis, clinical judgment and management to restore, maintain and improve the health status of patients.

Full Time

Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

Master's degree in Nursing required

Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license

Three to five years of work experience as a professional nurse

Assists physician by recording patient progress notes, issues diagnostic orders, and transcribes orders

Billing for patient services based on CMS and NJ State Board Regulations

Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and judgment to provide appropriate care for patients

Develops plan of care for patients in coordination with multidisciplinary team and completes appropriate reports to physicians and family

Documents and maintains patient records of services provided according to facility and nursing standards

Establishes a collaborative relationship with other medical providers including neurology residents and fellows

Examines patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated

Reviews all lab data and documents

Performs and obtains a completed medical history and physical data on patients with appropriate documentation and findings

Performs independent evaluations and treatment procedures in emergency situations

Performs procedures such as lumbar puncture (initially under direct supervision and once qualified independently)

Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits

Responsible for maintaining the quality and adequacy of nursing practice

Responsible for coordinating nursing and training programs on compliant for policies such as HIPPA, OSHA, Code of Conduct

Works in collaboration with a physician to diagnose conditions as necessary

Interviews, instructs and advises patients regarding health and illness prevention

Customer Service/Patient Satisfaction - Provides a compassionate and supportive environment with prompt and consistent service

Confidentiality - Adheres to patient rights: provides for the confidential treatment of all communications and records

Professionalism - Demonstrates professionalism with families, visitors, physicians, co-workers and supervisors

Teamwork - Supports teamwork by cooperative problem solving through participation in meetings, projects, etc

Quality/ Performance Improvement - Utilizes principles of continuous quality improvement in all work situations to assess, measure and improve organizational and department functions

Autonomy - Organizes work sets priorities with a minimum of supervision and seeks guidance as appropriate

Accountability - Makes decisions that are timely and consistent with department, objectives, policies and procedures

Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plans

Short & Long Term Disability

Life & Accidental Death Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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