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PACE KC Nurse Practitioner

Swope Health

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Quick overview

The Nurse Practitioner provides primary care to participants by performing physical assessments, developing care plans, and implementing nursing interventions. They also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to manage medical outcomes and oversee care needs in various clinical settings.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Nursing and be a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in Missouri. The role requires at least 3 years of clinical nursing experience, including specific experience with the elderly population.

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Job description

Job Description

The Nurse Practitioner provides primary care to participants. Performs physical and periodic assessments of participants develop and implement appropriate plans of care. Provides participant and family education.

Primary Functions

1.
Performs initial physical assessment of prospective participants.
Appropriately identifies and documents problems in medical records.
Performs periodic assessments of participants.
Updates the plan of care, problem list and data sheet with appropriate documentation.
3.
Evaluates participants' physical complaints and orders appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
4.
Synthesizes data to determine preliminary diagnosis and therapeutic plan utilizing principles of prevention and promotion of functioning.
5.
Performs blood draws, EKGs and dressing changes, and any other nursing interventions as needed.
6.
At the direction of the Medical Director, review medical outcomes/statistical and utilization data, including review of necessity of hospitalizations and use of specialists.
When problems are identified work with the Medical Director to establish best practices and with clinical staff and interdisciplinary team to make appropriate procedural and or operational changes to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and improve the health of participants.
7.
Completes and accurate documentation of all appropriate diagnostic codes for each participant.
8.
Advises the Medical Director in ways and means to establish better accountability of PACE services to participants and referral sources.
9.
Manages medical emergencies.
10.
Oversee the care needs of participants in rehab facility, nursing homes and hospitals.
11.
Maintains up-to-date and appropriate documentation in the participant's electronic medical record.
12.
Effective team members at morning meetings, intake and assessment, family meetings, care conferences and any other meetings as necessary.
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PACE KC Nurse Practitioner

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