Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department - Casual/PRN - Rotating

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Emergency Department
Address: 933 E Pierce Street, Council Bluffs IA

Work Schedule: Casual/PRN employees work on an ‘as needed’ basis to meet the needs of the business.  Work days/hours will often vary from week to week.
9a-9p or 12p-12a.

Provides quality of care and safety to our patients and employees.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

Performs primary health care for patients by utilizing the processes of assessment and diagnosis of health status.

• Obtain patient's medical and history information, data collection is prioritized according to immediate condition or needs.
• Perform physical exam and determine patient's mental status.
• Develops and implements treatment, follow-up and evaluation plans for patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with physicians and other disciplines as appropriate and provides regular and consistent feedback.
• Uses appropriate assessment techniques & diagnostic information.
• Performs tests relevant to patient condition and record findings.
• Order appropriate ancillary tests.
• Derives diagnosis from the assessment data and diagnostic information as data becomes available.
• Uses new or additional data to form a treatment plan.
• Performs telephone triage to determine patient condition and provides appropriate consultation scheduling appointments when needed.
• Incorporates research into clinical practice as appropriate.

Implement interventions consistent with the established plan of care in a safe and appropriate manner.

• Apply established therapeutic practices to patient's problem.
• Administer medications and immunizations using the appropriate method and with physician oversight if applicable.
• Prescribe medications according to Controlled Substance Registration Certificate issued by the DEA.
• Generates referrals to appropriate services as needed to further diagnose and/or progress of care.

Evaluates patient care to determine response to care/interventions for optimal patient outcome.

• Evaluates the patient's capabilities and/or limitations related to nursing and medical interventions.
• Recognizes and addresses patient and family capabilities and limitations (physical and mental).
• Return patient telephone calls.
• Monitors outcomes and documents patient response to interventions.
• Seeks out new treatment methods necessary to ensure patient progress.

Provides patient and family teaching and education specific to the patient's health care.

• Proper use of medication and health/illness prevention to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness.
• Interviews and advises specific to patient needs.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to family regarding need for patient information on a timely basis.
• Works collaboratively with the physician to provide appropriate patient education geared to the patient's needs and family's ability to provide care.
• Uses adult learning principles for teaching purposes being careful to check for understanding and being available for follow-up questions.
• Recommends references and resources such as printed materials, online, community and other information sources to fulfill the family's need for education.

Maintains a professional behavior in attitudes, demeanor, and interactions to achieve organization's mission.

• Communicates effectively with physicians, staff and patients.
• Is approachable and professional in working with other health professionals, patients and their family.
• Maintains a professional appearance, behavior, and work environment.
• Initiates action to correct, prevent, and/or minimize risk(s) to the patient, family or hospital/clinic employees (i.e. falls, needle sticks, patient concerns).
• Communicates to appropriate personnel regarding unresolved issues.
• Serves as a role model in the provision of emerging care.
• Serves as