Northside Hospital

NAC Nurse Practitioner, Acute Pain, Full Time

Northside Hospital  •  Atlanta, GA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Conducts a history and physical examination of all assigned patients.
  • Manages all patients according to Northside Hospital established Standards of Care and protocols established by assigned directors.
  • May order treatments (including rehabilitation services), laboratory studies and x-rays as indicated for patients in the clinic or practice using established protocols. In addition, the Nurse Practitioner will appropriately call in medications within the scope of his/her licensure.
  • Utilize medical staff resources as required.
  • Provide patient with discharge instructions and will check for understanding of instructions.
  • Provide the patient with follow up care when needed through a specialty physician referral or a follow up visit.
  • Collaborate with leadership to assure quality of care and services to our customers.
  • Input and maintain patient information in the computer system or medical chart as appropriate.
  • Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment, malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury-accident to a member of management.

    • Qualifications

    KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Please refer to the Medical Staff Guidelines for certifications and credentialing applicable to this position.

    • Work Hours:

    Varies

    On-Call Requirements:

    No

    Northside Hospital

    About Northside Hospital

    Northside Hospital — a certified Great Place To Work® — is one of Georgia’s top health systems. We have acute-care hospitals in Atlanta, Canton, Cumming, Duluth and Lawrenceville and hundreds of outpatient locations across the state. Northside Hospital leads the U.S. in newborn deliveries and is among the state’s top providers of cancer care, sports medicine, cardiovascular and surgical services.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    10,000+ employees
    Headquarters
    Atlanta, GA
    Year Founded
    1970
    Website
    northside.com
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