Nurse Practitioner

Open Until Filled

• Manage health problems and coordinate health care for residents in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations and nursing standards of care.
• Provide complete histories and physical exams on residents, review and record pertinent data, complete the appropriate diagnostic work-up and procedures, and recommend or provide appropriate treatment.
• Implement interventions to support residents to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving in the first assisting role. Monitor the effectiveness of interventions.
• Facilitate the resident's transition within and between healthcare settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging.
• Order necessary external diagnostic procedures.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Instruct and counsel staff and families regarding resident diets, disease, therapy, and progress and provide educational tools.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
• Document resident information and treatment in accordance with facility policies, procedures, and governing regulations.
• Provide emergency evaluation and treatment when needed.
• Participate in on-call rotation outside of traditional hours and respond to, examine, and treat residents with medical conditions.
• Engage in continuous education to remain abreast of technological, methodological, and other developments in the field.
• Other duties as assigned.

PREFERENCES/
** AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Preference may be given to applicants with psychiatry specialty training and experience.

** The position requires a Wyoming State Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license (APRN) with prescriptive authority and Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy certification.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of medicine and/or nursing including pediatric, obstetrical, gynecological, surgical, and /or emergency outpatient medical care.
• Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Knowledge of diagnostic laboratory and radiological tests.
• Knowledge of quality assurance methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of Public Health initiatives and outcomes.
• Knowledge of evidence-based medicine.
• Knowledge of current state and federal regulations related to the profession and governing regulations for an Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF).
• Skills in computer usage and use of electronic health records.
• Ability to work with and around WLRC residents, including those who may display challenging behaviors.
• Ability to maintain current provider cards in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Skills in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate effectively and positively with residents, staff, families, guardians, and the public.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

As required by the Licensing Board

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Must be licensed or eligible for licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner by the Wyoming Board of Nursing.

• Ability to bend, lift, twist, pull, push, etc. as would be expected to provide patient care and treatment in clinic and hospital settings.
• Ability to work directly with residents who display aggressive and challenging behaviors.

• FLSA:
  Exempt
• This is an At-will position.
• The Wyoming Life Resource Center participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration, and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security, with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Please note that we do not use this information to pre-screen job applicants.
• A background check, including the taking of fingerprints, will be completed…