Nurse Practitioner, Medical

Bayhealth; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

On Site Child Care

Educational Reimbursement

Educational Reimbursement

FSA (Health/Dependent)

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Dover is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide patient care, including physical examinations and treatment plans. The ideal candidate will hold a Master's degree in Nursing and possess relevant certifications. This role includes prescribing medications, managing patient care, and maintaining up-to-date licenses. Comprehensive benefits including paid time off and health insurance are available.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program/university.
• Nurse Practitioner certification required.
• Basic Life Support certification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prescribe pharmaceuticals based on patient needs.
• Perform routine and specialty physical exams.
• Educate patients on health promotion.
• Interpret diagnostic tests and provide referrals.
• Manage workers' compensation cases.
• Maintain licenses/certifications up to date (including ACLS and PALS, if applicable).
• All other duties as assigned within the scope of job responsibilities.

Skills

Patient education

Physical examination techniques

Pharmaceutical prescription

Diagnostic test interpretation

Education

Master Degree in Nursing

Nursing

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner - Controlled Substances Registration

Basic Life Support

Job description

Overview

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, as well as a stand-alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid Emergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton. We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches.

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more

Location: Blue Hen Primary Care

Status: Per Diem 0 Hours

Shift: Days

General Summary

Works independently and with autonomous collaboration with physician to provide complete physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of both chronic and episodic disorders. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The Nurse Practitioner works within a collaborative model to provide quality care and to improve patient outcomes by strengthening continuity of care in all settings for patients, families, and staff in both the hospital and physician practice settings. The NP remains responsible for the patient throughout the course of the treatment, provides the physical examination, the diagnosis, and the health care plan, determines when the patient has recovered, and releases the patient. The NP may refer the patient to physicians for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment but retains responsibility for clinical management as well as any subsequent medication.

Responsibilities

• Appropriately prescribes pharmaceuticals according to age, chronic medical conditions, allergies, drug interactions, and duration of therapy.
• Perform routine and specialty physical exams and document age-related preventative health screening.
• Educates and counsels patients to promote wellness; addresses and provides resources for health risk behaviors.
• Interprets diagnostic tests for patients and provides appropriate referrals or consultations.
• Performs technical and surgical procedures for patients as necessary.
• Appropriately dispenses pharmaceuticals according to age, chronic medical conditions, allergies, drug interactions, and duration of therapy.
• Manages workers’ compensation cases, reviewing full work-related incidents and prescribing appropriate plan of care; documents status of modified duty and provides information to patient’s employer.
• Upholds the professional code of ethics.
• Keeps all licenses/certifications up to date (including ACLS and PALS, if applicable).
• All other duties as assigned, within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Education: Master Degree
• Nursing
• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program/university
• Credential(s): Nurse Practitioner; Nurse Practitioner - Controlled Substances Registration; Basic Life Support
• Experience: Required: No experience necessary.

Preferred: Three (3) years' experience as a Nurse Practitioner in specific area of practice.

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience

• Education:
• Credential(s):
• Experience:

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