Advanced Practice Provider- Physical Medicine and Rehab - Full Time - Rotating
- Omaha, NE
- Permanent
- Full-time
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.Job Summary: Location: Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha NEWork Schedule: M-F 8a-5p with rotating weekends and holidays. Part of on call group.Provides quality of care and safety to our patients and employees.Responsibilities:Essential FunctionsPerform primary health care for patients by utilizing the processes of assessment and diagnosis of health status.
- Obtain patient's medical and history information, data collection is prioritized according to immediate condition or needs.
- Perform physical exam and determine patient's mental status.
- Develop and implement treatment, follow-up and evaluation plans for patient outcomes.
- Collaborate with physicians and other disciplines as appropriate and provides regular and consistent feedback.
- Use appropriate assessment techniques & diagnostic information. Performs tests relevant to patient condition and record findings.
- Order appropriate ancillary tests.
- Derive diagnosis from the assessment data and diagnostic information as data becomes available.
- Use new or additional data to form a treatment plan.
- Perform telephone triage to determine patient condition and provides appropriate consultation scheduling appointments when needed.
- Incorporate research into clinical practice as appropriate.
- Integrates data to a complete and pertinent data base.
- Provides patient/family specific education based on assessed needs of patient.
- Apply established therapeutic practices to patient's problem.
- Administer medications and immunizations using the appropriate method and with physician oversight if applicable.
- Prescribe medications according to Controlled Substance Registration Certificate issued by the DEA.
- Generate referrals to appropriate services as needed to further diagnose and/or progress of care.
- Evaluate the patient's capabilities and/or limitations related to nursing and medical interventions.
- Recognize and address patient and family capabilities and limitations (physical and mental).
- Return patient telephone calls.
- Monitor outcomes and documents patient response to interventions.
- Seek out new treatment methods necessary to ensure patient progress.
- Proper use of medication and health/illness prevention to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness.
- Interview and advise specific to patient needs.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to family regarding need for patient information on a timely basis.
- Work collaboratively with physicians and other team members to provide appropriate patient education geared to the patient's needs and family's ability to provide care.
- Use adult learning principles for teaching purposes being careful to check for understanding and being available for follow-up questions.
- Recommend references and resources such as printed materials, online, community and other information sources to fulfill the family's need for education.
- Communicate effectively with physicians, staff and patients.
- Is approachable and professional in working with other health professionals, patients and their family.
- Maintain a professional appearance, behavior, and work environment.
- Initiate action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the patient, family or hospital/clinic employees (i.e., falls, needle sticks, patient concerns).
- Communicate to appropriate personnel regarding unresolved issues.
- Serve as a role model in the provision of emerging care.
- Serve as a reliable/knowledgeable resource for staff.
- Participate in meetings, research on special projects and professional organizations.
- Know and follow organization policy & procedures.
- Follow Medical Protocols for professional discipline.
- Maintain certification/licensure.
- Follow guidelines of regulatory bodies (FDA etc.).
- Document data appropriately.
- Document treatment plan of care that is individualized, appropriate and reflects patient's needs.
- Document interventions.
- Document consultations with other practitioners/physicians.
- Documents H&P's and daily progress notes completely.
- Meet regularly with medical director for chart reviews.
- Identify concerns in patient care & follows up according to hospital policy.
- Participate in patient satisfaction and other quality improvement initiatives.
- Participate in tracking of variances in care.
- Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
- Right Task
- Right Person
- Right Communication (clear, concise, correct, complete)
- Right Feedback
- Serves as a reliable source of information on current evidence for safe nursing practice, considering cost impact.
- Serves as a clinical specialty expert on content for clinical patient care plans and outcomes.
- Serves as a catalyst to promote use of interdisciplinary resources.
- Participates in the design &/or evaluation of evidence-based patient education.
- Discusses assessment data & diagnostic information and validates diagnosis and treatment plan as needed with staff physician.
- Discusses findings and plan of care with private MD as needed for continuity of patient care.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary rehab team to make recommendations for discharge planning based on assessment of the patient and families home environment, financial resources and functional status.
- Assesses and documents education needs for the patient and the family and communicates needs/ barriers to care team.
- Graduate of Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
- Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirements.
- Minimum of three years previous experience in a related clinical area required.
- Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) License, valid compact multi-state license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
- Current Nurse Practitioner (APRN.NP.NE or ARNP.IA) licensure for work state required.
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving and medical judgement skills required.
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
- Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Kneeling
- Sitting
- Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Distinguish colors
- Keyboarding/typing
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Repetitive Motions
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
- Grasping
- Hearing
- Reaching
- Seeing/Visual
- Speaking/talking
- Walking
- Not Related:
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
- Rare (1-33%): - Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
- Occasionally (34%-66%):
- Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Frequent (67%-100%):
- Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations