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Advanced Practice Nurse GASTROENTEROLOGY - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | denver, Colorado |
About this job
Internal Bidding Period: April 30, 2015 - May 4, 2015
Practices professional nursing by the performance of both independent nursing functions & delegated medical functions in accordance w/ accepted practice st&ards. Such functions include the initiation & performance of nursing care through health promotion, supportive or restorative care, disease prevention, diagnosis & treatment of human disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, & physical or mental condition using specialized knowledge, judgment, & skill involving the application of biological, physical, social, & behavioral science principles. CRS 12-38-103 (10).
Essential Functions:
* (Portions adopted from Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103).
* Evaluating health status through the collection & assessment of health data CRS 12-38-103 (10). Examines & treats patients, orders & interprets diagnostic tests & makes diagnosis.
* Collects subjective & objective data. Analyzes, reports, & records data. Uses data to identify health care problems & create plan. Prioritizes patient's needs. Triages patients either in person or via telephone & implements proper course of action.
* Conducts telephone call backs to patients requiring follow-up care.
* Evaluates emergency situations & initiates appropriate interventions.
* Practices w/in scope of practice perimeters as inferred by licensure, standard nursing practice, knowledge, skill level, sound clinical judgment, & KP guidelines.
* Accurately documents patient data, actions or interventions, responses, & plans for care/follow-up according to guidelines &/or standard nursing practice.
* Health teaching & health counseling to patients &/or their families.
* Executing delegated medical functions which deliver aspects of care that implement & are consistent w/ the medical plan as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or person acting under the physician's delegated authority.
* Providing therapy & treatment that is supportive & restorative to life & well being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation w/, delegation to (per Colorado State Board of Nursing rules & regulations for delegation), supervision of, or teaching others.
* APN specializing in surgery may provide preoperative & postoperative care. As first or second assistants during major surgery.
* Refers to medical or community agencies per Kaiser Permanente guidelines those patients who need further treatment, evaluation, or assistance.
* Review & monitor therapy & treatment patient plans. Initiate appropriate consultations &/or actions accordingly.
* Facilitates the coordination & integration of care between health care services; manages populations of patients to ensure appropriate utilization of health care resources.
* Leads health care team by influence & role modeling integrated effective nursing practice, exemplary service, innovation & providing outstanding support for physician practices.
* Patient advocate.
* Maintains clinical competence through attending staff development programs, is responsible for maintaining professional certification.
* Participates in planning for the delivery of clinical service.
* Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards & established criteria.
* Carries out clinical & administrative procedures that may be promulgated by the Health Plan.
* Participates in training of students.
* Makes members/patients & their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops & sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, & needs. Builds rapport & cooperative relationships w/ members/patients. Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs & resolves problems.
* Participates in the peer review process of not only your own professional qualifications but those of your colleagues. Participates & cooperates w/ colleagues both other Advanced Practice Nurses & Physicians in evaluating professional qualifications.
* Collaborates w/ articulated plan physician, & follows Health Plan policy around annual chart review & discussion between APN & physician.
* Collaborates effectively w/ all members of the care team.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* N/A
Education
* Master's degree in nursing.
* Graduation from a NLN accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
* Must be a graduate of a RN program that meets Colorado State Board of Nursing curriculum requirements.
License, Certification, Registration
* Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado.
* Listed on the Advanced Practice Registry and is in compliance with those requirements.
* BLS required within ninety (90) days of employment and and must be maintained as current.
* National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Taxonomy code required at time of hire.
* Prescriptive authority required or in progress. Must be obtained within two (2) years of hire date if a newer graduate.
* DEA Registration (or actively working to obtain this registration if new graduate).
* Must obtain and maintain credentialing and/or privileges both internally and externally by the affiliated hospital. Ongoing credentialing required.
* For positions in Pediatrics or a position as family nurse practitioner in a pediatric setting, education and certification required for.
* Pediatric nurse practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner for a Pediatric setting,
* For positions requiring the administration of procedural sedation, ACLS certification and procedural sedation competency required within ninety (90) days of hire.
Additional Requirements:
* N/A
Preferred Qualifications:
* N/A
NP on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Team with additional work in function abdominal pain. GI experience preferred, ideally experience with IBD and abdominal pain.
FNP with full prescriptive authority
Practices professional nursing by the performance of both independent nursing functions & delegated medical functions in accordance w/ accepted practice st&ards. Such functions include the initiation & performance of nursing care through health promotion, supportive or restorative care, disease prevention, diagnosis & treatment of human disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, & physical or mental condition using specialized knowledge, judgment, & skill involving the application of biological, physical, social, & behavioral science principles. CRS 12-38-103 (10).
Essential Functions:
* (Portions adopted from Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103).
* Evaluating health status through the collection & assessment of health data CRS 12-38-103 (10). Examines & treats patients, orders & interprets diagnostic tests & makes diagnosis.
* Collects subjective & objective data. Analyzes, reports, & records data. Uses data to identify health care problems & create plan. Prioritizes patient's needs. Triages patients either in person or via telephone & implements proper course of action.
* Conducts telephone call backs to patients requiring follow-up care.
* Evaluates emergency situations & initiates appropriate interventions.
* Practices w/in scope of practice perimeters as inferred by licensure, standard nursing practice, knowledge, skill level, sound clinical judgment, & KP guidelines.
* Accurately documents patient data, actions or interventions, responses, & plans for care/follow-up according to guidelines &/or standard nursing practice.
* Health teaching & health counseling to patients &/or their families.
* Executing delegated medical functions which deliver aspects of care that implement & are consistent w/ the medical plan as prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or person acting under the physician's delegated authority.
* Providing therapy & treatment that is supportive & restorative to life & well being either directly to the patient or indirectly through consultation w/, delegation to (per Colorado State Board of Nursing rules & regulations for delegation), supervision of, or teaching others.
* APN specializing in surgery may provide preoperative & postoperative care. As first or second assistants during major surgery.
* Refers to medical or community agencies per Kaiser Permanente guidelines those patients who need further treatment, evaluation, or assistance.
* Review & monitor therapy & treatment patient plans. Initiate appropriate consultations &/or actions accordingly.
* Facilitates the coordination & integration of care between health care services; manages populations of patients to ensure appropriate utilization of health care resources.
* Leads health care team by influence & role modeling integrated effective nursing practice, exemplary service, innovation & providing outstanding support for physician practices.
* Patient advocate.
* Maintains clinical competence through attending staff development programs, is responsible for maintaining professional certification.
* Participates in planning for the delivery of clinical service.
* Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards & established criteria.
* Carries out clinical & administrative procedures that may be promulgated by the Health Plan.
* Participates in training of students.
* Makes members/patients & their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops & sustains productive member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, & needs. Builds rapport & cooperative relationships w/ members/patients. Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds quickly to meet member/patient needs & resolves problems.
* Participates in the peer review process of not only your own professional qualifications but those of your colleagues. Participates & cooperates w/ colleagues both other Advanced Practice Nurses & Physicians in evaluating professional qualifications.
* Collaborates w/ articulated plan physician, & follows Health Plan policy around annual chart review & discussion between APN & physician.
* Collaborates effectively w/ all members of the care team.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* N/A
Education
* Master's degree in nursing.
* Graduation from a NLN accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
* Must be a graduate of a RN program that meets Colorado State Board of Nursing curriculum requirements.
License, Certification, Registration
* Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado.
* Listed on the Advanced Practice Registry and is in compliance with those requirements.
* BLS required within ninety (90) days of employment and and must be maintained as current.
* National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Taxonomy code required at time of hire.
* Prescriptive authority required or in progress. Must be obtained within two (2) years of hire date if a newer graduate.
* DEA Registration (or actively working to obtain this registration if new graduate).
* Must obtain and maintain credentialing and/or privileges both internally and externally by the affiliated hospital. Ongoing credentialing required.
* For positions in Pediatrics or a position as family nurse practitioner in a pediatric setting, education and certification required for.
* Pediatric nurse practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner for a Pediatric setting,
* For positions requiring the administration of procedural sedation, ACLS certification and procedural sedation competency required within ninety (90) days of hire.
Additional Requirements:
* N/A
Preferred Qualifications:
* N/A
NP on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Team with additional work in function abdominal pain. GI experience preferred, ideally experience with IBD and abdominal pain.
FNP with full prescriptive authority