About this opportunity
Allure HCS lists this Nurse Practitioner NP opportunity in kewanee, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Nurse Practitioner
If you're a team player with a passion for geriatric mental health care, we’d love to hear from you. Join Allure Healthcare Services in the Knox County Area, where your expertise meets a supportive environment to help you thrive professionally and personally. Apply now to be part of a team that’s transforming mental health care, one patient at a time!
As the Nurse Practitioner you will act as a Skilled Nursing Facility’s leading provider of internal medicine services. You will collaborate with the facility’s interdisciplinary team and physicians, serving as a day-to-day clinical leader while helping oversee the care of all of the facility’s residents.
You will work with the entire facility’s patient population - short and long-term residents - overseeing their day-to-day care with the assistance of the facility’s nursing staff and guidance from the facility’s medical directors and attending physicians.
As a Nurse Practitioner, you will provide types of care, including but not limited to:
Be comfortable and proficient with documentation and CPT coding
Evaluation of new-admission visits
Coordination of discharge visits
Monthly stability visits for long term residents
Evaluations for patients exhibiting changes in condition
Advanced Care Planning
Other Duties & Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnosis, and prescribe treatments under the protocol in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease
Prescribe all necessary medications and treatments
Perform comprehensive physical examinations of patients
Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures
Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities
Communicate with attending physicians and/or specialists regarding patient care
Be comfortable and proficient with documentation and CPT coding
Requirements
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
Advanced Practice Licensure (APN) with an applicable state license
Must have an active license and DEA #
Previous experience in nursing or other medical fields
Minimum one-year experience in a Skilled Nursing setting (preferred)
Ability to build rapport with patients and their loved ones
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong leadership experience with emphasis on teamwork in a healthcare setting
Education
Master’s degree required
Worksite address
kewanee, IL, 61443, US
Who can apply
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