Nurse Practitioner Critical Care

Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

Are you an ATL Metro Area Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider seeking a new rewarding position? Palm Health Resources is hiring an experienced Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our ICU! Unique every other week schedule, please see below.

Job Description

• Works under the direct supervision of an Intensivist and is responsible for providing clinical care for oncology patients and coordination of services provided by nurse practitioners in his/her section of their department.
• Provides appropriate patient care for patients with hematologic and oncologic malignancies in the ICU or step-down unit to include recording patient medical history and physical assessment, developing therapeutic care plan, ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting test results, discharge planning, and providing accurate medical record documentation.
• Educates patients in areas of procedures, pharmacology, self-management of side effects, and available community resources.
• Provides symptom management for treatment-related toxicities.
• Facilitates communication regarding goals of care including end-of-life decision making.
• Collaborates and effectively communicates with referring physicians/clinicians and stakeholders.
• Complies with all hospital by-laws, rules, and regulations; has all entries in the medical record co-signed by the attending physician.
• Prescribes Category III and above drugs as indicated by state/federal licensing, provides orders under supervision of physician during assigned on-call duty.
• Performs rounds in Infusion Center or Inpatient Unit and writes progress notes as appropriate or instructed by MD and manager.
• Orders medication and develops treatment and evaluations with supervising physician, as well as acts as liaison between patient, RNs, and physicians.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing, specialty in related field.
• Current Georgia RN license and Georgia Advance Practice-NP licenses required.
• National Board certification by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
• ACLS (If not AHA must obtain AHA certification within 30 days of hire).
• BLS (If not AHA must obtain AHA certification within 30 days of hire).
• ONS certification (optional).
• AOCNP (optional).

Experience Requirements

• Strong medical skills within critical situations (triage).
• Perform duties and manage time and tasks to enable completion of daily work duties.
• Discerns when the situation necessitates advice and obtains information from Manager.
• Prioritizes goals and manages time with strong attention to detail.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, paid time off (PTO), various health insurance options, retirement benefits, and much more!