Be Part of an Extraordinary Team
A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.
Family Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time) – Paragon Healthcare
Location: 12669 Olive Blvd, Suite A Creve Coeur, MO 63141. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.
Shift: Days, Part-Time, 20-32 hours per week
Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.
The Family Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time) is responsible for patient care within his/her scope of practice in the clinical setting.
How you will make an impact:
- Administers ordered therapies according to prescriber order, facility protocols, INS standards and company policy and procedures.
- Completes admission process as directed by Center Director.
- Performs physical assessment on each patient as warranted and for new consults as warranted by the patient diagnosis.
- Refer to the NP on duty for complete physical assessment as needed.
- Documents all pertinent data in the patient’s medical record.
- Reports all significant changes or observations to the Center Director and is responsible for the follow up on any problem which is identified.
- Communicates effectively with other members of the IV team on patient status and observations.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times by abiding by HIPAA laws and regulations.
- Evaluates the patient’s response to therapy and documents this finding in the medical record.
- Educates patients and/or family members regarding therapy plan.
- Participates in the Quality Improvement program.
- Ensures that all medication orders are complete, appropriate, accurate and up to date prior to treatment.
- Participates in On-Call program, which may include after-hours, weekend and holiday calls and visitations.
- Provides clinical coverage for nurse practitioners on PTO/LOA and may also support new market launches.
- May travel to worksite and other locations as necessary.
Minimum Requirements:
- Requires an MS in Nursing and minimum of 2 years of related experience with clinical emphasis for nurse practitioner; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
- Experience with IVs required.
- Current, active, and valid unrestricted NP license to practice as a healthcare professional with scope of license in applicable state required.
- Requires active, current, and valid Family Nurse Practitioner Certification.
- Multi-state licensure is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states.
- Satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position and Hepatitis B vaccine or signed waiver.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:
- Healthcare experience with IV's strongly preferred.
- 2+ years of experience with IV preferred.
- Port, PICC & Peripheral Line experienced preferred.
- Medication Mixing experience preferred.
- Titration experience preferred.
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