Nurse Practitioner - Advanced Practice - Oberlin, Ohio

National Church Residences; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

National Church Residences in Kentucky seeks a Nurse Practitioner – Advance Practice to provide advanced nursing care to residents, perform exams, order tests, and manage treatment plans under supervision. The role emphasizes independent clinical judgment, collaboration with physicians, and adherence to HIPAA and facility policies.

The NP will deliver health education, maintain productivity, and participate in community programs while aligning with organizational standards and regulatory

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Master’s Degree in Nursing and a nurse practitioner certification.
• Experience: Minimum of two years as an RN in a healthcare setting.
• Travel: Moderate.
• Must have good communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and World Wide Web.

Responsibilities

• Conducts physical exams and comprehensive medical and social history of individuals.
• Makes independent decisions regarding management and treatment of medical problems identified.
• Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory tests for screening and for diagnosing.
• Prescribes and orders appropriate medications and other forms of treatment.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical judgment

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Nurse Practitioner certification

Tools

Windows

Microsoft Office Suite

World Wide Web

Job description

Job Description

Title: Nurse Practitioner – Advance Practice

Division: Healthcare Operations

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Operations- Advance Practice

Revision date: Nov 2024

Supervises: n/a

Purpose

According to prescribed policies and procedures of the organization including all applicable state, federal and accreditation regulations and under the general supervision of the Director of Operations- Advance Practice, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing nursing care services to residents/clients as assigned, making observations on an advanced level, forming nursing judgments, carrying out nursing actions based upon understanding of the scientific principles involved, reporting and recording observations appropriately.

Essential Functions

• Conducts physical exams and comprehensive medical and social history of individuals, including those who are healthy and those with acute illnesses and chronic disease.
• Makes independent decisions regarding management and treatment of medical problems identified.
• Orders, performs, and interprets laboratory tests for screening and for diagnosing.
• Prescribes and orders appropriate diet, medications and other forms of treatment such as physical therapy.
• Performs therapeutic or corrective measures, including urgent care.
• Refers individuals to appropriate specialist nurses or physicians or other health care providers.
• Provides information, instruction, and counseling on health maintenance, health promotion, social problems, illness prevention, illness management and medication use.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of instruction and counseling and provides additional instruction and counseling as necessary.
• Initiates and maintains follow-up of noncompliant patients.
• Manages care of clients; develops plan of treatment and/or follow-up and monitors progress, determines when referral to another provider is necessary, makes necessary arrangements for further care, determines when hospital admission or emergency room visit is necessary, and determines when illness is resolved.
• Assesses social/economic factors for each client, and tailors care to those factors.
• Maintains familiarity with community resources and connects clients with appropriate resources.
• Contracts with clients regarding provider responsibilities and client responsibilities.
• Maintains an acceptable level of productivity to meet the facility goals.
• Makes client home visits and provides care in the home as necessary
• Accepts after-hours calls and handles after-hours problems on a rotating schedule.
• Participates in development of pertinent health education materials.
• Participates in development of clinical practice guidelines.
• Obtains informed consent from clients as appropriate and necessary
• Participates in community programs and health fairs, school programs, and workplace programs.
• Represents the practice or the profession as an NP before local and state governing bodies, agencies, and private businesses as needed.

Expectations

Demonstrates and maintains a positive, professional manner, manages time efficiently and effectively, provides leadership as a role model to promote a team approach, collaborates and participates in policy creation and appropriate problem solving methods. Must adhere to all policies, procedures, terms and conditions set forth in the National Church Residences’ Employee Information Guide (EIG), the Code of Conduct, as well as any facility handbook, including but not limited to, corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state, local regulations and laws.

With respect to Resident Rights, ensures all care is provided with respect and dignity for the residents/clients, their families and the staff. Reports all complaints made by residents/clients and/or families to the appropriate supervisors, reports all allegations of abuse, misappropriation of funds/resident property and/or any other corporate compliance, drug free workplace, safe work practices, all federal, state and local regulations and laws. Completes all annual education requirements timely, including but not limited to Compliance, Privacy, Security and HIPAA training and exhibits behavior as set forth by the Code of Conduct in the performance of their duties. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specification Sheet – Nurse Practitioner-Advance Practice

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Master’s Degree in Nursing and a nurse practitioner certification.
• Experience: Minimum of two years as an RN in a healthcare setting.
• Travel: Moderate
• Mental: Must have good communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills.
• Must have the ability to speak, read, write and understand English.
• Skills: Must have working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, and World Wide Web.
• Licensure: Current RN License and Nurse Practitioner in good standing for the state in which practicing.

Vision

Normal: Consistent with standard workflow. With respect to said job description, estimate the daily time spent performing the following activities. Rare (R) = 0-24%; Sometimes (S) = 25-49%; Frequent (F) = 50-74%; Continuous (C) = 75% plus R = Climbing S = Stooping Lifting/Carrying: S = 10-25 lbs. S = Standing R = Pushing S = 26-50 lbs. S = Sitting R = Pulling S = 51-75 lbs. S = Walking S = Driving ` S = 76 plus lbs.

Consequences of Errors

High monetary responsibility.

Supervision Received

General supervision: Employee generally operates by himself/herself checking with supervisor when in doubt.

Working Conditions

Somewhat disagreeable; elements such as noise, dust, heat and oil exist but not to the extent of being continuously disagreeable.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, military status, disability, genetic information and/or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About National Church Residences

National Church Residences serves more than 46,000 seniors through our array of housing and health care services. Our organization is driven by a vision to advance better living for 100,000 seniors by 2030, wherever they call home. With more than 360 communities across the U.S., we are the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of affordable senior housing and the largest manager of service coordinators. We also offer residential senior communities, home and community-based services, as well as permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless and disabled. National Church Residences believes in finding, recruiting, developing, and rewarding talent. We hire people with the greatest potential and then we give them the resources they need to do their best work and grow. Our employees care about each other and they enjoy working in an environment that encourages their performance at the highest levels.