Nurse Practitioner

Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner is
accountable to facilitate a quality hospital experience and outcome for
patients within a cost-effective time frame.
The Nurse Practitioner I will be responsible to the Medical Director of
Patient Services and responsible for overseeing the progress of a specific
caseload of patients across the care continuum to include pre-admission and
post-discharge when feasible. Acts as an
educator consultant and liaison to healthcare providers caring for the
patients across the care continuum.

Responsibilities:

Brown University Health employees are
expected to embrace Brown University Health's mission of "Delivering health with
care" and successfully role model Brown University Health's values of Compassion
Accountability Respect and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions
with patients customers and one another.

Demonstrates a fundamental
grounding in nursing theory and practice with mastery of knowledge within a
defined content area.

Manages a caseload of
patients in partnership with the healthcare team to optimize health status and
coordinate care over time and across healthcare settings.

Provides leadership in the
development validation implementation and evaluation of standards policies
procedures and critical paths to support the patient care delivery model.

Oversees care coordination in
acute home care and ambulatory care settings as feasible.

Assists the healthcare team
to achieve mutually agreed upon healthcare goals by providing necessary
support education and encouragement.

Demonstrates advanced
physical and psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of family dynamics.

Provides direct care to
patients in acute care ambulatory care and home care settings.

Performs advanced practice
skills under the supervision of the Medical Director.

Provides expert consultation
for clinical issues promoting increased knowledge and skills for the consultee.

Participates in the
education clinical research and mentoring of healthcare providers.

Facilitates patient/family
education in area of expertise.

Annually completes mandatory
safety infection control BLS and ACLS/PALS.

Prescriptive privileges per
licensure.

Other information:

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Masters of Science Degree
Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Specialty certification required.

Baccalaureate in Nursing

Certified in Basic Cardiac
Life Support (BLS).

Demonstrates knowledge and
skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging
processes human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the
care process.

EXPERIENCE:

Two years related experience
as RN in acute care hospital setting and preferred 1-2 years experience as a
nurse practitioner.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

General hospital environment
with occasional stressful conditions associated with patient care.

INDEPENDENT ACTION:

Responds to individual
patient-care situations demonstrating knowledge and skills acquired through
education certification and work experience.

SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Rhode Island Hospital USA:RI:Providence

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union