Hospital Medicine PRN Float NP/PA

Advocate Aurora Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive patient care, including history taking, exams, and daily assessments in a collaborative setting. You will write prescriptions, order tests, and determine treatment plans while maintaining detailed medical records.

The role requires a current NP license, DEA certification, and BLS, with the ability to work varied shifts and advocate for patients within the accessible health system.

Qualifications

• DEA license required or eligible.
• Nurse Practitioner license in the practicing state.
• Prescriptive authority application through the appropriate board.
• BLS certification required.
• Strong critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Record findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Perform minor medical and/or surgical procedures.
• Write prescriptions and administer medications.
• Order and interpret daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determine treatment plan for patient.
• Document all patient encounters and actions in the medical record.
• Act as a patient advocate for the population served.
• Attend and contribute to group/practice meetings and policy development when requested.

Skills

Medical history

Physical examination

Assessment

Documentation

Patient advocacy

Policy development

Education

Master's or Doctorate in Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse license

Board certification in area of practice

Job description

Essential Functions

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Performs minor medical and/or surgical procedures.
• Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determines treatment plan for patient.
• Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
• Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
• Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations. Schedule consisting of a mixed rotation of shifts covering weekdays, nights, swing, holidays and weekends, greater than 400 hours of weekend and/or night coverage.

Education, Experience and Certifications.

Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state one works. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in SC required. BLS required per policy guidelines and with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.

Nurse Practitioner

Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP, AGNP, PNP, or PNP-AC board certification preferred based population served.