NURSE PRACTITIONER (FT) DAYS - ER PHYSICIAN - JERSEY CITY, NJ
Company: RWJBarnabas Health
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: October 14, 2024
Job Description:
Nurse Practitioner (FT) Days - ER Physician - Jersey City,
NJ
Req #: 0000171117
Category: Nurse Practitioner
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Emergency Medicine Associates
Department: ER Physician - JCMC
Location:
Emergency Medicine Associates,
355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Job Summary: The Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine Advanced
Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) 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
- Completes diagnostic and therapeutic studies
- Completes charting in a thorough and timely manner
- Performs physical and medical screening examinations
- Works within legal, regulatory, and ethical practice
standards
- Adequately manages patient flow in the Emergency
Department
- Completes required courses, i.e. HIPAA, EMTALA and other CME
/CEU requirements
- Orders diagnostic laboratory tests, radiological studies or
other therapies as appropriate
- Actively participates in Emergency Department staff meetings
and risk management education
- Instructs and counsels patients regarding mental and physical
health, referring patients to appropriate
specialists/resources
- Establishes diagnostic decision-making and initiates a
treatment plan, which may include ordering medications, and
additional therapeutic modalities, etc.
- Performs procedures as allowed by state law and under the
direction of the supervising or collaborating physician
- Coordinates patient care with other members of the health care
team. Initiates consultation requests to other health professionals
to provide more comprehensive patient management.
- Other duties as assigned Job Requirements:
-
- Physician Assistant Certification
- Registration & Licensure by the New Jersey State Board of
Medical Examiners/ Physician Assistant Advisory required OR
-
- Master s degree in Nursing
- NP Certification
- Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license;
CDS and DEA.
- Prior work experience as a professional nurse.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ACLS)
Certifications, PALS (if required)
- 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:
- Excellent time management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Medical and broad-based clinical emergency medicine
knowledge
- Ability to effectively and successfully work with all emergency
department and hospital employees 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 RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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