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Advocate Health

Healthcare provider delivering equitable, cost-effective care

Advanced Practice Provider – Urgent Care

Advanced Practice ProvidersPosted on Nov 11
Part-timeCedartown, GA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Certification in a related specialty is required.
  • Membership in a related organization is required.
  • A Master’s degree from an accredited school of Nursing is required.
  • Nursing experience in a clinical setting is required.
  • The role requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
  • The role requires standing and walking for extensive periods and occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
  • The role requires the ability to distinguish letters, numbers, and symbols and to hear within normal range to respond to code alerts and equipment alarms.
  • The role involves work-related stress due to volume and time constraints and irregular working hours.

Responsibilities

  • Provides diagnosis and treatment for common acute illnesses, prevention and maintenance care for patients with stable chronic illnesses, and interim physical exams for healthy patients within nurse protocol.
  • Separates patients with suspected infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and varicella-zoster, from well patients by promptly placing them in an exam room using personal protective equipment and confidentially communicating the condition to clinical staff.
  • Elicits appropriate present and past medical history and reviews symptoms.
  • Performs appropriate physical examinations and orders appropriate diagnostic studies, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings in history and physical examinations.
  • Establishes appropriate differential diagnoses.
  • Assesses the stability of chronic illnesses and compliance with current therapy, monitors disease or therapy complications, establishes treatment plans, and assesses the need for hospitalization or physician intervention.
  • Determines follow-up timing and orders appropriate referrals.
  • Counsels patients on health promotion and disease prevention and provides anticipatory guidance as appropriate.
  • Educates patients on improving, promoting, and maintaining health, including disease information, self-care practices, and positive lifestyle choices.
  • Assesses learning readiness and capabilities and tailors education to age, developmental, and educational needs.
  • Prioritizes learning needs and documents them.
  • Ensures the timeframe and subject matter are appropriate for the target audience or individual.
  • Uses appropriate teaching materials, including handouts, demonstrations, and audiovisual materials, and documents their use and patient learning outcomes.
  • Initiates, designs, and completes educational programs for patients, target audiences, and families.
  • Maintains accurate records, medication lists, and documentation of care follow-up for administrative purposes and reimbursement.
  • Follows documentation policies and procedures.
  • Maintains documentation appropriate to support the level of complexity relative to service fee charges.
  • Reviews and updates problem lists at annual or episodic visits and initiates problem and medication lists for new patients.
  • Documents phone calls with patients and specialists.
  • Documents visits in a concise, clear, logical, and legible manner.
  • Accepts after-hours calls and handles after-hours problems on a rotating schedule.
  • Identifies knowledge and skills needed through self-assessment and peer review.
  • Participates in education activities to maintain and increase competency.
  • Uses continuing education to expand medical knowledge and improve clinical skills, and incorporates learning into daily practice.
  • Completes annual education requirements for Floyd Medical Center and/or the Primary Care Network.
  • Orders and administers flu vaccines for off-site locations, as approved.
  • Supervises and intervenes in clinical issues and supports or directs triage by clinical staff when necessary.
  • Implements clinical education and training for clinical staff when necessary.
  • Provides constructive feedback related to performance, patient flow, and patient issues, and provides staff in-services and clinical education as needed.
  • Provides feedback on callback and triage issues as needed.
  • Identifies barriers to patient care flow and delivery and assists with implementing corrective actions.
  • Serves as a role model for patient interactions.
  • Works collaboratively with healthcare team members to ensure continuity and complete delivery of prescribed care.
  • Follows drug protocols reviewed annually and developed by the supervising physician in collaboration with the nurse practitioner.
  • Prescribes within the practice agreement established with the delegating physician.
  • Ensures the annual practice agreement is current and accurate as required by state statutes for prescribing authority.
  • Codes radiologic procedures accurately.
  • Maintains patient and practice confidentiality.
  • Conducts activities with respect for patient and customer rights and expectations.
  • Follows established safety precautions and procedures to maintain a safe environment.
  • Performs tasks according to policy and procedure, including safe equipment use and appropriate use of personal protective equipment and other safety equipment.
  • Completes required safety in-service updates.
  • Completes duties in a timely manner and promotes financial viability through reasonable-cost services and efficient use of products, supplies, equipment, and time.
  • Participates in continuing education, professional memberships, and scholarly, community outreach, and marketing activities to enhance the nurse practitioner role and the image of nursing.
  • Completes competency checklists and unit-specific recommendations, including unit and departmental annual skills checklists.
  • Completes annual training on generating, preparing, and submitting accurate reimbursement requests for Federal Health Care programs for professional services.
  • Uses continuing education to expand medical knowledge and improve clinical skills, incorporating learning into daily practice.

About the Company

Advocate Health

Healthcare provider delivering equitable, cost-effective care

Advocate Health runs a multi-state healthcare system that provides care through a network of hospitals, clinics, and affiliated services. It aims to help people live well by delivering equitable care for all in its communities, using its combined strength and expertise to improve health outcomes while lowering costs. The organization operates across seven states (Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin) with strong bases in Chicago and Milwaukee, and focuses on coordinating care, expanding access, and reducing waste to deliver value to patients. Its goal is to offer consistent, high-quality care that is more affordable by emphasizing equity, prevention, and efficient care delivery within a regional network.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC
Founded
2022

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