NP​/PA - Emergency Department

NP/PA - Emergency Department role at Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services in Gibson City, IL

Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services provided pay range: $인이0,/yr - $/yr.

• JOB TITLE:
  
  NURSE PRACTITIONER/PA
• DEPARTMENT:
  Emergency Department－－Series
• HOURS & SHIFT REQUIREMENTS:
  Full Time. Variable days – Monday–Friday, including weekend rotations.
• REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
  Reports to the Hospitalist and Chief Operating Officer.

The Nurse Practitioner is a professional staff member who provides health‑care evaluation and treatment to patients under the collaborative supervision of the physician.

• Practice under the supervision of the Hospitalist.
• Perform physical examinations, laboratory tests, and health‑screening measures.
• Teach patients all aspects of health care.
• Counsel patients and families about family issues as appropriate.
• Assess and manage illness under guidelines approved by medical staff.
• Refer patients to other health‑care providers or community agencies when necessary and appropriate.
• Contribute to devising, executing, and periodically reviewing written policies/clinical protocols governing the services provided by the hospital.

• Physical strength to perform CPR (bed/floor), lift, push/pull 60–300 pounds with assistance as often as 20 times per 8–12 hours, and to perform constant walking, twisting, turning, and stretching maneuvers in patient care and use of patient‑care equipment.
• Physical strength to perform the following lifting
  
  Ei tasks:
• Floor to waist – 40 pounds
• 14” to waist – 50 pounds
• Waist to shoulder – 20 pounds
• Shoulder to overhead – 10 pounds
• Carry 40 pounds for 30 feet
• Push 40 pounds/force for 30 feet
• Pull 40 pounds/force for 10 feet
• Keen mental faculties to observe patient status change.
• Communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.
• Emotional stability to cope with high‑stress situations during 8–12 hour shifts, acute patient care, fast‑paced physical activity, rapidly changing patient conditions, emotional demands of patients and families, and to maintain effective working relationships with peers, managers, physicians, and other health‑care workers.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

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