Internal Medicine APP Opportunity at Amazing Location - Sign On Bonus and Competitive Compensation

Job Highlights :

SSM Health is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering exceptional patient care and advancing medical innovation.

Our team at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis is dedicated to providing comprehensive internal medicine services with a focus on compassionate and personalized care.

Job Description : As a Nurse Practitioner in Internal Medicine at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality primary care services to adult patients within an outpatient setting.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, and manage a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions.

Qualifications :

• Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited program
• Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in Missouri with national certification as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience practicing as a Nurse Practitioner in internal medicine or a related specialty preferred
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and therapeutic skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team

Benefits :

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Sign-on bonus available
• Professional development opportunities, including continuing education and tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• Retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee wellness programs and resources

With more than 10,000 providers and 40,000 employees in four states, SSM Health is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

An early adopter of the electronic health record (EHR), SSM Health is a national leader for the depth of its EHR integration.

SSM Medical Group is a member of SSM Health Care St. Louis and includes almost 400 primary and specialty care physicians in 65 locations, including 6 urgent care clinics and 5 Express Clinics.

Our clinics are located in north, south and mid St. Louis County; in St. Charles County; in Warrenton and Troy, Missouri;

and in Belleville and Maryville, Illinois.

At SSM, we take pride in the physician leadership of our Medical Group. Our physicians have a voice in their own practice operations, as well as the overall direction of the organization.

Our SSM physician leadership allows physicians to manage the care of their own patients and provide appropriate treatment to meet each patient's unique needs.

All SSM Health Medical Group primary care practices are nationally recognized as NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Homes and provide exceptional care through evidence-based protocols, while coordinating and managing patient care across the continuum.

Job Summary :

In collaboration with physician colleagues, demonstrates and provides professional nursing care to patients requiring an advanced level of knowledge and management of their nursing care in both inpatient and ambulatory settings.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements :

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assesses patient of any age presenting for health care and obtains a personal medical history, appropriate physical examination with recording of the resulting information.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient's age-specific needs.
• Addresses and responds to patient and staff requests for information in a timely manner, prioritizing patient requests and urgent needs.
• Plans for patient care by making comprehensive clinical decisions based on advanced diagnostic skills and professional judgment, reviewing results of diagnostic tests and procedures, developing and implementing a treatment plan for the patient and / or family, and providing a wide range of interventions required to effect change.
• Problem solving skills demonstrated by making competent advanced clinical decisions, utilizing appropriate resources, consulting with physician, as appropriate, and involving management where necessary.
• Maintains effective methods of formal and informal communication with staff so that dissemination of information / administrative decisions are conveyed in a positive and supportive manner;

motivates and supports staff to achieve department / contractual goals and operational benchmarks.

• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals. Facilitates referral of patients to other appropriate community healthcare facilities, agencies and resources.
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
• Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations.
• Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs / problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome.
• Promotes positive health behaviors and self-care skills through education and / or counseling.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Completion of a formal post-basic education program from or formally affiliated with an accredited college, university or hospital (Before July 1, 1998) or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university (After July 1, 1998) with a concentration in the appropriate advanced practice nursing clinical specialty area.
• Board certification by a national recognized certifying board in the appropriate population focus
• Current or compact RN license in appropriate state
• Appropriate APRN license or document of recognition in appropriate state

EXPERIENCE

One year nursing experience

Work Shift :

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type : Employee

Employee

Department :

7063000125 St. Mary's 4th IM

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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