OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner & Midwife Clinician

Riverside Healthcare; Bourbonnais (IL); Hybride; USD 116 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Riverside Healthcare in Bourbonnais, IL seeks a Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive primary and specialty care under physician supervision. The role emphasizes patient-centered assessment, timely documentation, and collaboration with the clinic team.

Responsibilities include ordering and interpreting tests, managing medications, providing education, and referring to specialists as needed. Illinois NP licensure, CME credits, and NP certification are required.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in Illinois.
• Certification as a nurse practitioner by a national certifying agency.
• Current CME credits.
• Graduate of an approved school of Nursing and NP training program.

Responsabilités

• Uses the nursing process to meet patient health care needs.
• Supervised by the physician and reports to clinic director.
• Promotes teamwork and patient satisfaction principles.
• Diagnoses and prescribes treatments under physician direction.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and accurate medical records.

Connaissances

Clinical assessment

Patient care

Pharmacology knowledge

Formation

RN license (IL)

NP certification

CME credits

Nurse practitioner program graduate

Nursing school graduate

Description du poste

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner utilizes the nursing process to meet the health care needs of patients. The Nurse Practitioner's practice is based on established standards of care and is supervised by the designated physician. Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner promotes teamwork among co-workers and adheres to patient satisfaction principles. The Nurse Practitioner reports to the clinic director and to the designated physician.

Essential Duties

• Appropriate utilization of available healthcare resources.
• Communicates effectively and positively with patients and co-workers.
• Completes and locks charts timely and according to policy requirements.
• Consults with Medical Director or Collaborating physician as needed.
• Diagnoses and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments under the direction of the designated physician.
• Ensures confidentiality of patients, co-workers, and the organization in all day to day activities.
• Maintains accurate patient medical records.
• Maintains up to date knowledge of health issues in field of practice.
• Makes appropriate referrals to medical and social service providers.
• Obtains and reviews medical histories and performs physical assessments.
• Obtains appropriate specimens for testing.
• Orders appropriate laboratory/diagnostic testing and interprets results, providing timely follow-up.
• Performs (within scope of delineated privileges) management of IUD and skin implants.
• Performs (within scope of delineated privileges) other approved non-core privileges.
• Performs (within scope of delineated privileges) skin procedures including, but not limited to: repairing lacerations, steri-strip application, suturing and I&D.
• Performs developmental screening and age and gender appropriate screening tests.
• Provides age and gender appropriate health education and counseling.
• Provides charts for Collaborative review according to policy.

Responsibilities

Required Experience

• Two years of nursing experience in a related field
• Previous physician office experience preferred
• Ability to work in an automated environment required

Required Licensure/Education

• Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Illinois
• Certification as a nurse practitioner by a national certifying agency
• Current CME credits
• Graduate of an approved school of Nursing required
• Completion of an approved nurse practitioner training program

Preferred Education

• Current CPR certification as staffing needs require
• Membership in MGMA desirable

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements

Exposure to:

• Chemicals: NA
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Minimal exposure - to follow universal precautions.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Potential risk for exposure, however, the degree of exposure is to be determined on an individual basis.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

• Speech: Needed for communicating, interviewing and counseling patients, families, staff and community agencies.
• Vision: Needed to read memos and literature, and for interviewing and counseling..
• Smell: NA
• Hearing: Needed for communicating, interviewing, and counseling.
• Touch: Needed for documentation.

Activity/Lifting Requirements

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 70%
• Twist: 3%
• Stand: 10%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 30%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 1%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 0%
• Bend: 1%
• Reach above shoulders: 1%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 35 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 50 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
• Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):

• May occasionally carry books, charts, or printed material to specified locations for program set up.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 378
• Twist: 0
• Stand: 54
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 162
• Kneel: 5.4
• Lift: 5.4
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 5.4
• Climb: 0
• Bend: 5.4
• Reach above shoulders: 5.4

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

• Simple grasp up to 10 lbs.
• Normal weight occasional
• Pushing &pulling Normal weight occasional
• Fine Manipulation: Writing, use of computer keyboard, telephone use, push patient in wheelchair.

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: None

Environmental Factors &Special Hazards

• Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
• Inside hours: 8
• Outside hours : 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal Range
• Atmosphere:
• Special Hazards: NA
• Protective Clothing Required: None

Pay Range

USD $55.71 - USD $76.70 /Hr