Nurse Practitioner

Liberty Cares

With Compassion

***$10,000 Sign on Bonus***

Liberty Medical Care Services is currently seeking the following:

NURSE PRACTITIONER/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Full Time, Days

Job Description:

• Provides client services to local Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation facilities.


• Assures quality nursing care for patients by directing and coordinating nursing care.


• Conducts physicals and annual assessments for assigned patients.


• Completes acute visits to assess and diagnose patient conditions.


• Focuses on early identification of changes in condition as well as strong management of chronic conditions.


• Completes history and physical on new admissions within 72 hours of admission or readmission.


• Completes Medicare certifications according to required time frame.


• Prepares discharge orders, instructions and prescriptions for patients being discharged.


• Encourages advanced care planning and end of life decisions for patients requiring these services.


• Provides pharmacy with needed narcotic prescription refills as patient need dictates.


• Documents patient assessment and plan of care in the electronic medical record.


• Reviews labs and other diagnostic tests for additional interventions.


• Collaborates with physicians and staff.


• Notifies family of changes in condition.


• Communicates daily with nursing staff, assigns duties, supervises, and evaluates work performance.


• Reviews nursing policies and procedures for compliance, and to make recommendations for changes/additions as necessary.


• Recommends or conducts specific areas of in-service or continuing education.


• Assesses patients for palliative care needs and creates/oversees the palliative plan of care In facilities and in patient’s homes.

Job Requirements:

• Current, unrestricted valid Nurse Practitioner license from the Board of Nursing/PA License from the Medical Board in the state of assignment or the ability to obtain.


• DEA certificate current or the ability to obtain.


• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties preferred.


• Past experience working in long-term care, a nursing home, or with seniors in other settings preferred.


• Strong communication and relationship building skills preferred.


• Intermediate level of proficiency in PC based word processing, including Microsoft Word and Outlook.


• Willing to be ‘on call’ for Facilities as needed.


• Dependable, flexible, and able to work and cooperate well with all nursing personnel and other departments.


• Ability to make decisions regarding nursing problems, work well under pressure, and problem solve.

Background checks/drug-free workplace.

EOE.