NP Primary Care
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Description: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center is looking of NP Primary Care right now, this job will be delegated in Arizona. Further informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Post by Jobing - Location: USâ€"AZâ€"Phoenix Posted Date: 5/29/2012 Shift: Day Category: Nurse Practitioners/CRNA's/PA's â€" Positions Department: Wound care Facility: Position Type: Fullâ€"Timeâ€"FA Shift Hours: Monâ€"Fri Hours Per Week: 40 Internal Code A: .. New Grad: No Internal Code B: CRITICND Overview: Primary Care NP for the Wound Care Service Line which includes both inpatient and outpatient wound care departments. Our wound care specialists provide care to a large volume of patients in need of wound and ostomy consultation and treatment. The NP will provide consultation on patient referrals from the ED, inpatient and outpatient settings, outpatient ostomy clinic as well as other clinics on campus.
Requires 3â€"5 years Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN); 1â€"2 years Acute care setting and preferred outpatient setting. 1â€"2 years NP experience preferred About Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center With more than 650 licensed patient care beds, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center is the flagship hospital within Banner Health, offering care to the community since 1911. Located in the heart of downtown Phoenix, Banner Good Samaritan is a Level I trauma center as well as a teaching hospital that trains more than 220 physicians annually. Through leadingâ€"edge innovation and profound compassion, we have established an international reputation for excellence in such highly specialized services as solid organ transplantation, highâ€"risk obstetrics, blood conservation medicine, movement disorders and more.
We are also recognized by U.S. News and World Report in its America's Best Hospitals list for nine straight years, and our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. About Banner Health Banner Health was selected as one of the Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare by Health Leaders Media, is one of the Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks in the nation according to SDI, and voted as one of the “Best Places to Work†in the Phoenix metro area by the Phoenix Business Journal. We encouraged you to read more information about Banner Health.
We recommend the following options: *Why Banner Health? *Banner Health Benefits *Banner Health Careers Job Summary: This position is educationally and clinically prepared to provide advanced nursing care to specialized patient populations. Provides patient assessments through patient exams, medical history, interpretation of diagnostic procedures, and development and implementation of patient treatment plans. Provides consultation and education as a highly specialized practitioner within scope of practice.
Only Nurse Practitioners (NP) with the corresponding specialty certification may be privileged for their corresponding Essential Functions * , core privileges and population. Adult NP (ANP), Family NP (FNP), Geriatric NP (GNP), Women's Health NP (WHNP), Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health NP (APMHNP), Family Psychiatric & Mental Health NP (FPMHNP), Pediatric NP (PNP), and School NP (SNP) are primary care providers and assess health status, diagnoses health status, and plans care for individuals with health problems that are acute selfâ€"limited or chronic and stable. Population focus for the primary care NP is dependent on their certification/license. Primary care healthcare may also include disease prevention, health promotion, and the management of acute selfâ€"limited health problems, chronic stable single or multisystem health problems and end of life care.
This position works within the scope specified by the applicable State Board of Nursing Scope of Practice, as well as the organization's medical staff bylaws. Essential Functions * Functions independently as an advance practice registered nurse practitioner and consults with or refers patients to other health care providers or agencies as appropriate. Facilitates collaborative practice and interdisciplinary planning with patientâ€"care team. Uses both advance nursing and medical knowledge in providing direct patient care.
- Provides comprehensive nursing care by promotion of health, prevention of illness and injury, and alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response. Oversees and/or participates in direct patient care through assessment, diagnosis, and outcome evaluation. Performs a comprehensive history and physical with emphasis to the practice specialty. Plans and initiates appropriate treatment modalities and monitors them for efficacy and complications throughout their course of treatment that includes ordering and prescribing medical devices and equipment, nutrition, diagnostic, and supportive services.
Serves as a resource and support to enhance the body of nursing knowledge. * Integrates knowledge, diagnostic reasoning, and critical thinking skills to make effective decisions that enhance nursing practice and quality of care. Uses clinical inquiry to determine appropriate clinical practice. Integrates critical thinking skills with systems knowledge, educational commitment, and leadership ability.
- Follows current practice competencies and evidenceâ€"based practice standards in the area of specialty. Contributes to evidenceâ€"based practice through generating, translating, and/or implementing research. Discovers, examines, and evaluates knowledge and theory. Serves as a change agent when introducing and integrating evidenceâ€"based practices.
Adheres to the ANA code of ethics for nurses. Exhibits organizational stewardship through efficient use of health care resources. Assists with monitoring, evaluation and interpretation of quality indicators. Functions using the standards of professional performance including collegiality, interdisciplinary collaboration, coaching /guidance/empowerment, and consultation.
Adheres to quality measures/standards as defined by regulatory/licensure bodies, and interprets dimensions of nursing care requirements at local and system level. Minimum Qualifications Must possess knowledge of clinical care and patient treatment as normally obtained through the completion of masters degree in nursing. Must be approved to practice as an Adult NP (ANP), Family NP (FNP), Geriatric NP (GNP), Women's Health NP (WHNP), Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health NP (APMHNP), Family Psychiatric & Mental Health NP (FPMHNP), Pediatric NP (PNP), or School NP (SNP) by the State Board of Nursing by proof of license/certification. Requires current RN license in state of practice.
Must be certified to practice by the State Board of Nursing within a particular population as a nurse practitioner. Requires current BLS certification. Must have prescribing and dispensing authority granted by the state board of nursing. Requires personal DEA license.
Additional technical and professional certifications may be required based on type of nurse practitioner and scope of delineation document under medical staf
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