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CommonSpirit Health
Pulmonology Nurse Practitioner
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What they do
A Nurse Practitioner provides primary care and nursing care to patients. Performs physical exams, orders diagnostic tests, and provides medications. Works in a physician's office or other healthcare facility, under the direction of a physician. Performs work similar to that of a physician assistant but has different medical training and degree.
$129,563 / year median in Arizona
+25% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Nurse Practitioner, in collaboration with the physician/medical director, you will assume clinical responsibility for tasks performed within your scope of practice. This includes taking patient's history, performing physical examinations, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, establishing diagnosis, and providing care and management for common illnesses and disease prevention. Every day, you may assist with patient admission, transfer, or discharge. You will make appropriate referrals to specialists and community agencies, and participate in quality assurance and quality improvement programs. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop patient-centered plans. In addition to routine duties, you will provide care and management for acutely ill patients, respond to emergency situations, and may see patients in intensive care units or other high-acuity settings. To be successful in your role, you will strategically deliver comprehensive, specialized patient care, assuming clinical responsibility for assessing, diagnosing, and managing common illnesses and acute conditions, often in critical care settings. You will demonstrate exceptional clinical expertise in performing physical examinations, ordering diagnostic tests, and collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team to develop patient-centered plans, while actively participating in quality assurance and ensuring appropriate referrals and care management. Responsible for performing patient evaluations, reviewing pretreatment teaching, recommending therapeutic intervention, counseling patients and families and collaborating with appropriate physicians to provide other appropriate direct care interventions within the scope of practice for nurse practitioner in collaboration with the Program Director. Primary point of contact and assumes responsibilities for managing the care for patients. Takes 1st call after hours and weekends included for all patients on service (ICU/Floor/Tele and after hours for answering service for clinic patients). One day/week call after 5pm is the minimum requirement of the position One weekend call per/month which will include patient rounding or other patient care needs identified (eg admissions/discharges) by the on-call attending will begin at 5pm on Friday- 8am on Monday). Coverage for call is expected to be completed and submitted by the 20th day of the month prior to the start of the call period (beginning of the month. As necessary performs and documents; admissions, discharges, History/Physicals and Progress Notes. Participates in multi-disciplinary rounding with physicians and coordinators daily; 1-2 X/day. Job Requirements Required Master's degree in nursing from an accredited program for Nurse Practitioners Three (3) years clinical experience in related area or specialty field Compact state or Arizona RN license (RN) Arizona Advance Practice Nurse license (LIC APN) National Certificate as an nurse practitioner in area of specialty under AZ regulations: a.
CT NP-ANCC or d.
CT NP-AACN
b.CT NP-AANP
c.CT NP-ANCC or d.