APRN, Advanced Practice Nurse, Podiatry, Aurora - Full Time
Company: Advocate Health
Location: Aurora
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Major Responsibilities:Clinical
- Fulfills billing and productivity metrics requirements where
appropriate and maintains relevant documentation
- Provides telephone care to various patients
- Provides other clinical duties as appropriate
- Completes and documents accurate comprehensive, episodic
history and physical assessments
- Performs ordering, conducting, supervising, and interpreting
diagnostic laboratory and imaging studies
- Prescribes treatments, and therapies not limited to
medications, diet, supplies, prosthetic devices, and equipment
- Implements primary and secondary prevention strategies and
management of acute and chronic health problems
- Provides clear, concise, accurate, and legible information
regarding patient care in the record
- Formulates a comprehensive plan of care in collaborating with
the patient and interdisciplinary teamProfessional
- Conducts, assists and/or mentors others in research through
participant selection, coordination of the protocol(s), data
collection, and other associated activities
- Provides education to patients, families, and significant
others using established education materials
- Encourage involvement in professional organizations
- Advocates for patients, families, co-workers, the community,
and the nursing profession
- Advises leadership in adoption of organizational change,
quality improvement initiatives, best practice research and patient
care best practice and integrate evidence-based knowledge and
clinical expertise in decision making
- Participates in peer review in accordance with privileges,
competency assessment activities and maintains appropriate
credentialing and privileging requirements
- Seeks experiences and formal and independent learning
activities to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills
and knowledge
- Establishes an effective relationship with the
interdisciplinary team including the collaborating physician where
appropriate
- Advances the profession through presentations and
publicationsLeadership
- Provides feedback to and consults with leadership in
assessment, problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluating system
issues and models of care
- Identifies and participates in quality-improvement initiatives
within the practice setting and initiates change to translate
clinical research findings into evidence-based interventions in the
practice setting
- Participates or leads multidisciplinary teams to provide
integrated delivery of patient care services
- Initiates and revises protocols or guidelines and facilitates
organizational change to reflect evidence-based best practice
relative to practice setting
- Works to influence policy-making bodies to improve patient
careLicensure:
- Nurse, Advanced Practice (APN) AND Nurse, Registered
(RN)Education/Experience Required:
- Masters of Nursing Degree as APRN-CNP
- 2 years RN experience preferred
- 1 year APRN-CNP experience in the relevant setting
preferredKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficiency with an Electronic Medical Record
- National certification as a CNP from an accredited body
- Current Illinois APRN License
- Current Illinois Registered Nurse license.
- Current Illinois Controlled Substance License within 6 months
of hire
- Eligible for DEA registration; Possession of a current DEA
Registration within six months of hire and may vary based on
practice site
- Current BLS Certification
- Current PALS/ACLS certification may vary based on practice
sitePhysical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Travel may be required
- Ability to work varying hours and shifts to meet the needs of
Advocate Health Care. This may include on call coverage
- Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult
situations.
- Able to respond quickly to patient needs and work at a fast
pace
- Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and
patients.
- Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse,
hazardous or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
- This position can recognize needs and behaviors of a variety of
patient age groups; i.e., understand child growth and development,
normal patterns of adolescent behavior and looks for signs of
normal aging
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient
lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with
the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with
at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient
lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case
basis.This job description indicates the general nature and level
of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be
required to perform other related duties.
Keywords: Advocate Health, Naperville , APRN, Advanced Practice Nurse, Podiatry, Aurora - Full Time, Healthcare , Aurora, Illinois
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