Job Description
Description
Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore counties. To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at baptistfirst.org.
Responsibilities
- Perform tasks and procedures delegated by the Collaborating Physician within their scope of practice.
- Perform complete, detailed, and accurate histories.
- Review patient records to develop comprehensive medical status reports.
- Complete physical examinations.
- Make diagnoses and institute therapy, including drug therapy.
- Institute emergency measures and emergency treatment.
- Arrange hospital admissions and discharges at the direction of the Collaborating Physician.
- Perform hospital rounds.
- Provide instructions and guidance regarding medical care matters to patients.
Qualifications
- Valid AL Nurse Practitioner clinical license through the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
- BCLS certification.
- Master of Science in Nursing degree and two years of related experience.
- Note: CVICU Nurse Practitioner's require two years of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) experience.
- Knowledge of basic Windows-based PC operations.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain a professional and customer-centric composure in difficult or challenging situations.
- Ability to work from broad directions and be self-motivated.
- Ability to prioritize workload to achieve maximum efficiency.
- Ability to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds throughout the organization.
- Ability to provide a positive customer service experience to guests, visitors, and patients.
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) through the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
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