Advanced Practice Nurse Outpatient

Saint Peters Healthcare System; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 113,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Tuition program

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Saint Peter's Healthcare System is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse for the Outpatient Wound Care Center. The APN will provide direct patient care, evaluate follow-up patients, and maintain continuity care panels under physician supervision.

The role involves assisting with patient flow, procedures, education, and on-call coordination, with ongoing professional development and teaching responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Patient care skills for outpatient settings.
• Ability to coordinate with physicians and staff.
• Strong communication with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within training limits and under physician supervision.
• Assist with evaluating and managing follow-up patients.
• Maintain a panel of continuity care patients.
• Assist with patient flow as requested by attending physician.
• Assist with procedures when triage nurses are unavailable.
• Perform nursing tasks such as venipuncture and catheterization as required.
• Coordinate on-call telephone coverage with physician.
• Assist with patient follow-up and education.
• Review laboratory reports and notify clinicians of urgent findings.
• Educate families and patients using print materials and teaching sessions.
• Maintain CPR certification and participate in mandatory in-service updates.
• Support development of APN role in Genetics and teach staff.
• Teach medical students and provide in-service education to nurses and assistants.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Current Registered Nurse licensure in NJ

Current Advanced Practice Nursing licensure in NJ

Master's degree in nursing

BLS certification (AHA approved)

Job description

Advanced Practice Nurse Outpatient

Wound Care Center

Saint Peter's is among the few hospitals in the world to have earned its 7th consecutive Magnet® designation and its first Magnet with Distinction designation. The Magnet with Distinction designation is an elite level of this recognition, awarded to organizations that demonstrate exceptional performance in nursing practices and patient outcomes. Our team of award-winning nurses is growing, and we are looking for talented, compassionate RNs to join our team.

The Advanced Practice Nurse Outpatient will:

• Provide direct patient care, within the limits prescribed by training, and in consultation with a supervising physician.
• Assist with evaluating and managing follow up patients
• Maintain a panel of continuity care patients
• Assist with patient flow by seeing patients as requested by the attending physician.
• Assist with procedures if triage nurses are unavailable.
• Perform urinary catheterization, venipuncture, and other nursing tasks as requested attending physician - i.e. NBS
• Assist physicians with other specialized procedures - i.e. skin biopsy
• Coordinate on-call telephone coverage with physician
• Assist with patient follow-up.
• Review routine laboratory reports for abnormalities, notify responsible clinician according to degree of urgency.
• When appropriate, contact families to return for further evaluation or treatment of conditions detected by screening.
• Document all aspects of patient care promptly.
• Complete in accordance with practice guidelines, within 24 hours of patient care.
• Assist in developing APN role in Genetics, to teach other department personnel.
• Teach medical students the elements of well child care, one formal session a week, and informally at other pertinent times.
• Provide in-service education for nurses and nursing and medical assistants about common problems and their management.
• Share the nurse practitioner perspective of health care with residents and other physician staff.
• Assist with coordination of emergency policy and procedure including organizing mock training exercises for staff.
• Assist with planning, developing and implementing of patient education activities, as appropriate to the ages of the patient's growth and development through the life cycle factors (Neonates, Adolescents, Pediatrics, Adults).
• Evaluate educational level and understanding of caregivers.
• Explain the nature of the child's illness, the reason for all tests and procedures, and the care necessary in the home, including administration of medicines, ensure understanding, using printed information to supplement oral teaching.
• Develop new, innovative methods of patient education, including group waiting room teaching, geared to the educational level of the clientele.
• Locate available simple pictorial education materials or develop new ones as necessary, to assist with the teaching of young parents and those with limited education.
• Demonstrate competency in knowledge and skill necessary to provide care to specific age-related populations (i.e. Neonates, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults).
• Maintain CPR review certification on an annual basis as evidenced by a valid card. Submit to Chair and Practice Coordinator.
• Attend all mandatory in-service updates as required.
• Attend at least the minimum required continuing education programs per year, needed for maintenance of certification and licensure.
• Assist with setting and revising practice policies.
• Review current policies and make suggestions for revision.
• Be alert for the need of new policies to improve the efficiency and patient friendliness of the clinic, and, after discussion with the Practice Coordinator and Chair, assist with writing these.
• Assist with routine paperwork.
• Call in routine medication and vitamin refills, consulting with physician as necessary.
• Assist with sharing patient information, either in writing or by telephone, with other health care providers. Complete school and daycare Supplemental Social Security Income forms.

Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of New Jersey
• Current Advance Practice Nursing licensure in the State of New Jersey
• Current CDS and DEA required
• Master's degree in nursing required
• Two (2) years' experience in specialty strongly preferred
• Certified as a nurse practitioner in the State of New Jersey within area of specialty
• BLS certification, as approved by the American Heart Association

Salary Range:112,923.00 - 180,627.00 USD

We offer competitive base rates that are determined by many factors, including job-related work experience, internal equity, and industry-specific market data. In addition to base salary, some positions may be eligible for clinical certification pay and shift differentials.

The salary range listed for exempt positions reflects full-time compensation and will be prorated based on employment status.

Saint Peter's offers a robust benefits program to eligible employees that will support you and your family in working toward achieving and maintaining secure, healthy lives now and into the future. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; savings accounts, voluntary benefits, wellness programs and discounts, paid life insurance, generous 401(k) match, adoption assistance, back-up daycare, free onsite parking, and recognition rewards.

You can take your career to the next level by participating in either a fully paid tuition program or our generous tuition assistance program. Learn more about our benefits by visiting our site at Saint Peter's.