Description
Where Expert Care Meets Urgency: Nurse Practitioner Needed
Bring your expertise to the forefront as a Nurse Practitioner in a dynamic urgent care setting, where every day offers new challenges and opportunities to grow. Collaborate closely with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-level care to patients of all ages facing a wide spectrum of urgent and complex conditions.
We are seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join our Urgent Care team in St. Charles, MO.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Utilizes an advanced-level of knowledge and collaborates with the physicians and multi-disciplinary healthcare team, demonstrates, initiates, and provides medical interventions in response to acute changes in patient conditions.
Assesses age-appropriate patients presenting for acute and chronic health events and obtains a personal medical history, appropriate physical examination and recording the resulting information. Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic agents. Demonstrates the advanced-knowledge, communication, and critical-thinking skills necessary to provide care.
Plans patient care by making comprehensive, complex clinical decisions based on advanced diagnostic skills and professional judgment. Reviews results of diagnostic tests and procedures. Develops and implements a treatment plan for the patient and/or family providing a wide range of interventions required to effect change.
Performs acute and/or routine procedures.
Demonstrates proficient problem-solving skills by making competent advanced clinical decisions, utilizing appropriate resources, consulting with physicians, and involving management where necessary.
Applies evidence-based practices to achieve multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate continuity of care and referral of patients to other appropriate community healthcare facilities, agencies, and resources.
Maintains effective methods of formal and informal communication with staff, so that dissemination of information and administrative decisions are conveyed in a positive and supportive manner. Motivates and supports staff to achieve department/contractual goals and operational benchmarks. Ensures timely and compliant documentation.
Responsible for ongoing professional development through competency validation, delivery of evidence-based care, and continuing education. Maintains collaborative relationships with the physician, advanced practice provider (APP), nursing, and administrative team.
Evaluates patient care practices and defines needs/problems with patient care to optimize patient outcomes.
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
Graduate degree from accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
EXPERIENCE
One year nursing experience as a nurse practitioner or two years registered nurse experience in an adult acute care setting
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
State of Work Location: Missouri
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration (Within 6 Months) Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State (Within 6 Months)
- Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
And one of the following:
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult) (ACNPC) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult-Gerontology) (ACNPG-AG) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGACNP-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-PCNP) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification (ANP-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification (ENP) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP-C) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
SSM Healths healing legacy originated in St. Louis, Missouri over 150 years ago where five nuns, known as the Sisters of St. Marys, were called to aid and heal in Gods name. Since those humble beginnings, SSM Health has grown to become one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit integrated health systems serving the Midwest. Today, our healing ministry includes over 15,000 providers and approximately 40,000 team members, all working together with a shared Mission to deliver exceptional healthcare services that reveal the healing presence of God across Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
With 23 hospitals, 9 post-acute care centers, and over 490 physician offices and specialty care clinics spread across four states, SSM Health offers a world of opportunities where clinicians can do a world of good. Whether youre seeking to heal, teach, learn, lead, connect, or discover, theres a place within SSM Health for you to thrive.
St. Charles is a historic city located along the Missouri River, known for its charming downtown with brick-lined streets, historic buildings, and numerous shops and restaurants. It was the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804 and has preserved much of its early 19th-century architecture. The community hosts numerous festivals and events throughout the year, fostering a strong sense of local pride and connection. Residents enjoy a blend of small-town charm and access to the amenities of nearby St. Louis.
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