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Job description
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner
Location: Emergency Medicine Associates
Department: ER Physician - JCMC
Req#:
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Night
Pay Range: $57.69 - $81.73 per hour
Pay Transparency:
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Summary:
The Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine Nurse Practitioner will deliver primary health care in the Emergency Department setting to include, but not limited to, the recognition and management of common illnesses and injuries; and the provisioning of care across the health care continuum with emphasis on early detection, treatment, and prevention of diseases.
Essential Functions:
Obtains and records patient history
Performs physical and medical screening examinations
Completes diagnostic and therapeutic studies
Orders diagnostic laboratory tests, radiological studies or other therapies as appropriate
Establishes diagnostic decision-making and initiates a treatment plan, which may include
ordering medications, additional therapeutic modalities, etc.
Coordinates patient care with other members of the health care team. Initiates consultation requests to other health professionals to provide more comprehensive patient management.
Instructs and counsels patients regarding mental and physical health, referring patients to appropriate specialists/resources.
Completes charting in a thorough and timely manner
Adequately manages patient flow in the Emergency Department
Performs procedures as allowed by state law and under the direction of the supervising or collaborating physician
Works within legal, regulatory, and ethical practice standards
Actively participates in Emergency Department staff meetings and risk management education
Completes required courses, i.e. HIPAA, EMTALA and other CME /CEU requirements.
Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements: Master's degree in Nursing
NP Certification
Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license; CDS and DEA.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ACLS) Certifications
Prior work experience as a professional nurse.
Active membership in a professional organization preferred
Ability and willingness accommodate scheduling needs including working extended hours, weekdays, overnights, weekends, and holidays
Knowledge and Skills: Medical and broad based clinical emergency medicine knowledge
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent time management skills
Ability to effectively and successfully work with all emergency department and hospital employees
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Worksite address
jersey city, NJ, 07390, US
Who can apply
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