About this role
Essential Functions
- In addition to the general services outlined by the Board, VIA Nurse Practitioners will also provide the following specific services related to the care of patients:
- Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients
- Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patients specific needs
- Prescribes and/or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, procedures, and drugs (including narcotics) in accordance within the ethical principles of medicine.
- Implements and monitors interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability
- Facilitates the patients transition within and between health care settings
- Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing necessary education
The following list is a general outline of the basic duties of a Nurse Practitioner:
- Provides comprehensive medical care to VIA patients.
- Serves as a medical resource for VIA staff.
- Assists in staff training.
- Assists in education and training of healthcare professionals and the public.
- Optimizes cost-effective plan of care.
- Assists in the development of policies.
- Maximizes clinical efficiency to ensure reimbursement is optimized.
- Submit billing and documentation according to policy.
- May perform other duties as required
Qualifications
Qualification Requirements
A masters degree in nursing; current, active, and unrestricted license NC/SC license as Registered Nurse (RN), and official recognition as Nurse Practitioner from NC/SC Board of Nursing. Successful board certification in specialty within 2 years of date of hire; current and unrestricted DEA and Basic Life Support required. Computer proficiency is required.
Minimum Qualifications
Prefer 1-year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses preferred. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics, oncology; home health care; medical surgical. New graduates welcome to apply
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal). Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills. Well organized, self-directed, and able to manage time. Flexible, innovative, resourceful, and creative.
Ability to interact with patients and family members in varying psychosocial circumstances complicated by the presence of terminal illness. Ability to be diplomatic yet assertive.
Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and policies, and sound clinical skills. Understanding of hospice and/or home healthcare policies, and procedures. Strong belief in hospice mission.
Excellent ability to work within a team. Excellent ability to coordinate and foster multi-interdisciplinary care.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to deal with a variety of variables under limited standardization. Able to interpret various instructions.
Mathematics Ability: Ability to perform basic math skills, use of decimals to compute ratios and percents, and to draw and interpret graphs.
Language Ability: Ability to read a variety of books, journals, magazines, instruction manuals, regulations, interpretive guidelines, and instructions. Ability to prepare memos, reports, and essays using proper punctuation, spelling and grammar. Ability to communicate distinctly with appropriate pauses and emphasis, correct pronunciation (or sign equivalent), and variation in word order using present, perfect, and future tenses.