Nurse Practitioner Job at Liberty Health, Hickory, NC

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  • Liberty Health
  • Hickory, NC

Job Description

Liberty Cares
With Compassion

Liberty Medical Care Services is currently seeking the following:

NURSE PRACTITIONER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

**$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE **

Job Description:

  • Provides client services to local Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation facilities.
  • Assures quality nursing care for patients by directing and coordinating nursing care.
  • Conducts physicals and annual assessments for assigned patients.
  • Completes acute visits to assess and diagnose patient conditions.
  • Focuses on early identification of changes in condition as well as strong management of chronic conditions.
  • Completes history and physical on new admissions within 72 hours of admission or readmission.
  • Completes Medicare certifications according to required time frame.
  • Prepares discharge orders, instructions and prescriptions for patients being discharged.
  • Encourages advanced care planning and end of life decisions for patients requiring these services.
  • Provides pharmacy with needed narcotic prescription refills as patient need dictates.
  • Documents patient assessment and plan of care in the electronic medical record.
  • Reviews labs and other diagnostic tests for additional interventions.
  • Collaborates with physicians and staff.
  • Notifies family of changes in condition.
  • Communicates daily with nursing staff, assigns duties, supervises, and evaluates work performance.
  • Reviews nursing policies and procedures for compliance, and to make recommendations for changes/additions as necessary.
  • Recommends or conducts specific areas of in-service or continuing education.
  • Assesses patients for palliative care needs and creates/oversees the palliative plan of care In facilities and in patient’s homes.

Job Requirements:

  • Current, unrestricted valid Nurse Practitioner license from the Board of Nursing/PA License from the Medical Board in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain.
  • DEA certificate current or the ability to obtain.
  • Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties preferred.
  • Past experience working in long-term care, a nursing home, or with seniors in other settings preferred.
  • Strong communication and relationship building skills preferred.
  • Intermediate level of proficiency in PC based word processing, including Microsoft Word and Outlook.
  • Willing to be ‘on call’ for Facilities as needed.
  • Dependable, flexible, and able to work and cooperate well with all nursing personnel and other departments.
  • Ability to make decisions regarding nursing problems, work well under pressure, and problem solve.

Background checks/drug-free workplace.
EOE.

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Job Tags

Local area, Relocation bonus, Flexible hours,

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