Nurse Practitioner Critical Care

Are you an ATL Metro Area Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider seeking a new rewarding position!! Palm Health Resources is hiring an experienced Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our ICU! Unique every other week schedule, please see below!!!

The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner: Works under the direct supervision of an Intensivist and is responsible for providing clinical care for oncology patients and coordination of services provided by nurse practitioners in his/her section of their department.

Schedule:

• This is a Full-time Nights position where you will work 12-hr shifts Tuesday - Sunday every other week.
• 6 Nights shifts are required while the 7th night (Monday) is an optional overt time shift available for call, but is not mandatory.

Overall responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides appropriate patient care for patients with hematologic and oncologic malignancies in the ICU or step-down unit to include recording patient medical history and physical assessment, developing therapeutic care plan, ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting test results, discharge planning and providing accurate medical record documentation.
• Educates patients in areas of procedures, pharmacology, self-management of side effects and available community resources.
• Provides symptom management for treatment related toxicities.
• Facilitates communication regarding goals of care including end of life decision making.
• Collaborates and effectively communicates with referring physicians/clinicians and stakeholders.
• Complies with all hospital by-laws, rules, and regulations; has all entries in the medical record co-signed by the attending physician
• Prescribes Category III and above drugs as indicated by state/federal licensing, provides orders under supervision of physician during assigned “on call” duty.
• Performs rounds in Infusion Center or Inpatient Unit and writes progress notes as appropriate or instructed by MD and manager.
• Orders medication and develops treatment and evaluations with supervising physician, as well as acts as liaison between patient, RNs and physicians

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing, specialty in related field
• Current Georgia RN license and Georgia Advance Practice-NP licenses required.
• National Board certification by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• ACLS (If not AHA must obtain AHA certification within 30 days of hire)
• BLS (If not AHA must obtain AHA certification within 30 days of hire)
• ONS certification (optional)
• AOCNP (optional)

Minimum Experience Required

• Strong Medical skills within critical situations (triage)
• Perform duties and manages time and tasks to enable completion of daily work duties
• Discerns when the situation necessitates advice and obtains information from Manager
• Prioritizes goals and manages time and strong attention to details

Comprehensive benefits! Relocation assistance, Paid time off (PTO), Various health insurance options, Retirement benefits, and MUCH MORE!

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