Acute Care APRN with First Assist - Abdominal Surgery - Baptist Medical Center
The Nurse Practitioner provides medical consultation, routine patient care, and follow-up as directed. This position requires population-specific competencies and adherence to National Patient Safety Goals based on the level of patient contact required.
Responsibilities:
- Initiates and completes a detailed patient assessment.
- Initiates the order of laboratory tests, radiological examinations, and other routine diagnostic procedures.
- Diagnoses actual or potential health problems or needs based on an analysis of the data collected and plans therapeutic interventions.
- Orders and initiates appropriate medication, treatment, and consultation based on the analysis of the data collected.
- Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing (not involving tendons, arteries, or nerves), wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing simple conditions produced by infection, trauma, or other disease processes.
- Educates the patient regarding prescribed treatment and medication(s).
The Nurse Practitioner reports to the supervising physician and Operations Manager, Practice Management.
This position may have additional or varied physical demands and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.
Potential for exposure to infections and communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment, and chemicals. Must follow standard precautions.
All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
Minimum Requirements:
- Degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
- Current Oklahoma Nurse Practitioner license.
- Current BLS Certification.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
- For INTEGRIS Cardiovascular Physicians: This job requires incumbents to operate an INTEGRIS-owned vehicle or personal vehicle (non-INTEGRIS-owned) and therefore must have a current Oklahoma State Driver's License as well as a driving record acceptable to our insurance carrier.
- Strong preference for RN First Assistant certification.
- Strong preference for Acute Care Adult/Gerontology certification (AG-ACNP).
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