Nurse Practitioner Fellow Resident 1 Yr Program Ft Jsumc

Overview:
Responsibilities:

• Able to effectively coordinate and collaborate patient care with interdisciplinary health care providers.
• Follows standard of care and clinical guidelines by keeping current with nursing literature and publications, seminar attendance, professional organization membership, and networking. Has a basic working knowledge of State and Federal regulation requirements as they relate to APN practice.
• Documentation: Provides accurate, confidential, systematic and organized documentation of findings, recommendations/plan and education. Medical records are completed in a timely fashion with key elements of documentation. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnosis, procedures, treatment outcomes, education, referrals.
• Accept clinical responsibility for patients in the outpatient setting, working closely with the preceptor and Program Director.
• Perform the complete assessment, diagnosis, evaluation and follow up of patients, as well as time management, billing and coding, and other business management skills required in the outpatient setting.
• Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs. and stands a minimum of 1 hour a day.
• Prescribing: Prescribes appropriate medication according to NJ regulation and scope of practice. Prescribes medication within all policy and regulatory guidelines. 45:11-49. Authority of nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist to perform tasks, order medications or devices, or make prescriptions. Adheres to standards of joint protocols. Prescribes medications and/or recommends over-the-counter medications as appropriate. Provides medication safely and effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Develops a personal plan of development in area of clinical expertise, conferring with Program Director on goals and objectives. Actively seeks out opportunities for self-development.
• Requirements, and institutional policies and procedures.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Communicates effectively and timely with course leaders, preceptors, residency coordinator and Program Director.
• Participate in community events, professional organization activities.
• Strong Clinical and critical thinking skills.
• Must commit to completing the entire one-year program and attend clinical rotations and didactic session as assigned.
• Independently participates in continuing education and maintains documentation and all requirements for licensure.
• Diagnostic Testing/ Screening/Immunization: Initiates laboratory tests, immunizations, and diagnostic test/procedures as appropriate according to regulation and scope of practice. Evaluation and interpretation of lab results and diagnostic studies. Demonstrates competent clinical skills with treatment plans using most effective screening test or procedure.
• Identify areas to improve health care delivery. Lead an evidenced based Quality improvement project.
• Complete and submit self-evaluations and preceptor evaluations on time.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Clinical and Regulatory Practice reflects NJ Board of Nursing regulations, ANA Code of Ethics, the current NJ Department of Health

Qualifications:

• Recent graduate within 18 months of July 2022.
• U.S. Citizen
• Graduate of Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) accredited nurse practitioner programs.
• Proficient in written and spoken English, bilingual preferred
• Hold a master’s degree or Doctorate in Nursing and be licensed as a nurse practitioner in New Jersey, nationally board certified through the ANCC or ACNP with a specialty in Adult/ Geriatric, Family or Psychiatric-Mental Health with focus on primary care.