Full Time Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner-Maryland Heights

Job Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Initiates and provides medical interventions in response to acute changes in patient conditions.

Provides educational services to nursing and ancillary departments and serves as an educational consultant on clinical practice issues.

Applies evidence based practices to achieve multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate continuity of care.

Contributes to the satisfaction of the medical staff by collaborating with physicians to deliver best care.

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.

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 experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

Constant standing and walking.

Frequent lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use / data entry.

Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

Frequent use of smell to detect / recognize odors.

Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and / or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

Occasional lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

Occasional lifting / moving of patients.

Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot / leg and hand / arm movements.

Occasional driving.

Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND / OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location : Illinois

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

APN Controlled Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

Full Practice Authority APRN Control Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

Full Practice Authority APRN - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location : Missouri

Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Registered Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location : Oklahoma

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

State of Work Location : Wisconsin

Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (APNP) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services