What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner (NP) position at CommuniCare Health Services?
A healthcare company providing medical services to skilled nursing facilities throughout Ohio is currently recruiting a Nurse Practitioner to work in the Springfield, OH area.
As Nurse Practitioner, you will provide an enriched level of medical care with a goal of increasing wellness, preventing illness, and improving outcomes through early detection, wellness visits, and timely diagnosis and/or treatment. This position must function as a team member to ensure that work is accomplished, quality care is delivered, and staff/patients are educated as needed. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable to the team, the patients under his or her care, and all facility/company administration to support and carry out the mission and goals of the practice.
Qualifications & Experience Requirements
As Nurse Practitioner, you will provide an enriched level of medical care with a goal of increasing wellness, preventing illness, and improving outcomes through early detection, wellness visits, and timely diagnosis and/or treatment. This position must function as a team member to ensure that work is accomplished, quality care is delivered, and staff/patients are educated as needed. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable to the team, the patients under his or her care, and all facility/company administration to support and carry out the mission and goals of the practice.
Qualifications & Experience Requirements
- Master’s in Nursing
- Active State License
- Active DEA Certification
- 2 years experience preferred
- Nursing home experience preferred
- Knowledge of coding.
- Must be knowledgeable of Administrative practices, standards of practice and state practice acts and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.
- Must have the ability to make independent decisions.
- Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
- Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with team members in all positions.
- Must be able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, etc. that are necessary for providing quality care.
- Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to implement them into existing practices.
