Position Summary:

New grads welcome, with R.N. critical care or critical care clinical rotation in background.

Working with all appropriate members of the health care team coordinates care for patients assigned to the Internal Medicine Services with a priority for the Faculty Service through the development and use of patient care and practice standards. Works to achieve desired patient outcomes and ensures that variances from established parameters are evaluated and addressed as necessary. Performs a wide variety of high-level patient care activities which may include completion of patient assessment, history and physical examination, development and implementation of plan to address physical and psychosocial needs, and evaluation of patient progress. The Advance Practice Nurse is accountable for the clinical outcomes of assigned patients.

Job Specifications

Minimum Education: Master's Degree.

Minimum Experience: One year clinical experience in acute care.

Required Licensure/Certification: Current Missouri Physician Assistant Licensure.

Current Missouri Advance Practice Licensure.

Certification.

Experience with the care of post cardiac surgery patients

Provider Benefits:

• 401k with Match of 50% of the first 6% of your contributions; Fully vested after 3 years
• HSA, Medical, Vision, Dental, Disability, and Life Insurance Benefit Package
• $2,500 CME allowance

To Contact the Recruiter Directly:

Jason M Nelson, MBA, CPRP, SHRC | Physician, Executive and Provider Recruitment

SSM Health-Missouri

Phone: 314-523-8021 jason.nelson@ssmhealth.com

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiates and provides medical interventions in response to acute changes in patient conditions.
• Provides educational services to nursing and ancillary departments and serves as an educational consultant on clinical practice issues.
• Applies evidence based practices to achieve multidisciplinary collaboration to facilitate continuity of care.
• Contributes to the satisfaction of the medical staff by collaborating with physicians to deliver best care.
• Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations.
• Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs/problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree from nationally accredited Nurse Practitioner program

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.