Nurse Practitioner - Ultrasound. New Jersey ADR
We are searching for a Nurse Practitioner that will provide general medical care and treatment to patients in the outpatient facility under the direction of a physician.
Education/ License:
Nurse Practitioner license in NJ
Nurse practitioner: 1 Year
Benefits: Salary – 150k, Medical, CME Time Off & Holidays
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Participating in planning, development, and organization of medical services provided.
- Act as health coordinator to assure the provision of education, risk reduction, counselling and referral services to all patients.
- Meets with all scheduled patients efficiently and reviews scheduling with supervisor daily.
- Reviews all medical policies related to patient care.
- Conduct physical examinations of patients upon their admission and thereafter on an annual, regular and on an “as-needed-basis.”
- Review the completion and appropriateness of all intake documentation, including patient health history (i.e., other medications and allergies), drug abuse history and previous treatment failures.
- Review and approval of initial needs assessment and patient initial treatment plans and reviews.
- Participates in preparation for regulatory agency site visits.
- Knowledge of Federal, State and City regulatory requirements and ensures all aspects of clinical care conform to these requirements.
- Order, evaluate, adjust and terminate prescription of medication dosages using sound medical, ethical and responsible discretion and meets with the patient to discuss any adjustments in medication dosage.
- Reviews all accident/incidents related to patient care and provides input into actions necessary to resolve identified problems. Implements corrective actions as necessary and appropriate.
- Ensures physical participation in the Interdisciplinary Care Planning process.
- Prescription and provision of treatment in accordance to patient’s medical and mental condition and only upon their individual needs.
- Determine physiological opiate dependency upon admission and patient eligibility for admission to program.
- Participate in a weekly and on an “as-needed-basis” case conferencing sessions with MDT members to discuss preventative treatment measures to adverse changes as well as progress in patient’s medical condition.
- Assures medical staff compliance with all regulatory and licensure guidelines.
- Assures medical staff competence with all applicable policies and procedures of the facility and initiates action in cases of non-compliance.
- Participating in the comprehensive care planning, discharge planning and client and staff development by providing ongoing medical training and education to staff. Assume health coordinator role.
- Providing medical assessment, consultation, treatment, and referrals that facilitate comprehensive and coordinated patient care.
- Providing crisis intervention and consultation on medical/psychiatric emergencies.
- Assessing client’s need for hospitalization and consultation with client’s Physician to include other care providers the patient is linked with and/or referred to.
- Reviewing all patient medication and, if indicated, prescribes medication in consultation with Physician upon patient need.
- Providing the Program Director with reports on recommendations concerning the medical services.
- Provide general nursing services within scope of license and patient safety goals.
- Complete medical records in accordance to organizational policy.
- Perform additional relevant duties as requested by supervisor/management.
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