Swope Health is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Nurse Practitioner to provide general healthcare assessments, treatment, and follow-up to patients. The ideal candidate will have a Master of Science in Nursing or a Doctoral Degree Program, with a focus on community-based care.
Requirements
- Conduct health assessments on adult patients (and pediatric patients if within the scope of practice) with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
- Develop an impression of diagnosis and a treatment plan in collaboration with the physician.
- Conduct health education/counseling/prevention of individual patients/groups at Swope Health Services.
- Participate in interdisciplinary patient staffing.
- Coordinate/collaborate with Swope Health Services departments and community service organizations as required by funding agencies.
- Responsible for integrating healthcare and health education in the Continuum of Care process.
- Order/perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
- Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education and counseling.
- Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician(s).
- Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SHS policies/procedures and/or third party payers
Benefits
- Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option)
- Dental and vision
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Days Off beginning at 20 days annually, effective the first day of employment
- Nine annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day
