DESCRIPTION
Purpose/belief statement:
The Nurse Practitioner provides an enriched level of medical care with a goal of increasing wellness, preventing illness, and improving outcomes through early detection, wellness visits, and timely diagnosis and/or treatment. This position must function as a team member to ensure that work is accomplished, quality care is delivered, and staff/patients are educated as needed. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable to the team, the patients under his or her care, and all facilitiy/companyadministration to support and carry out the mission and goals of the NewVista.
Job duties & responsibilities
- Medically manage patients in post-acute settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential care facilities, hospice, and home sites.
- Provide direct care to identified patients and manage behavioral patients and chronic disease patients by conducting assessments and re-checks, ordering tests, prescribing medications and treatment (under the supervision of the collaborating physician).
- Review lab work, test results and conduct family interviews and staff interviews to determine recommendations for care.
- Work with collaborating physician to determine appropriate treatment plans.
- Collaborate with primary care physicians, facility staff, and patient families.
- Assume a leadership role within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Identify/anticipate key health issues for residents.
- Educate nursing home staff, physicians, and administration.
- Complete required charting in a timely manner for submission to administrative office for billing within 24 hours of seeing the patient
- Ensure charge tickets are coded correctly and supported by appropriate documentation in the patient chart.
- Adhere to all quality assurance initiatives and provisions.
- Participate in regular conference calls with administrative team to discuss issues, concerns, and new information.
- Perform all other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience requirements
- 2 years experience preferred
- Nursing home experience preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Must be knowledgeable of Administrative practices, standards of practice and state practice acts and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
- Must have the ability to make independent decisions.
- Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
- Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with team members in all positions.
- Must be able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, etc. that are necessary for providing quality care.
- Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to implement them into existing practices.
SERVING WITH H.E.A.R.T
The Employee Promise
In CommuniCare, our Team members are the heartbeat of the company and our most important asset. We are committed to investing in our teams; providing the necessary tools and education to enable a consistent delivery of service excellence. We embrace open communication and honest feedback, to foster an environment of growth and innovation. By applying the principles of genuine respect and empowerment, a culture of inspired teams is created and the CommuniCare mission comes to life.
BE TRUE BLUEBe committed to our Core Values and our True Blue Standards of Excellence
Embrace open communication and honest feedback.
Treat my team members and customers as they would want to be treated
Respect others in words and actions at all times.
Understand and honor our customers’ choices.
Encourage, support, and assist my team members.
Build customer satisfaction by owning and resolving concerns.
Leave a good impression by my professional appearance.
Uphold the highest standards of cleanliness and create a safe, secure, and accident free environment.
Express myself using CommuniCare’s telephone etiquette standards
LOCATION
620 Water St, Chardon, OH 44024, USA