Nurse Practitioner

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Nurse Practitioner for the Wyoming Life Resource Center, Lander, WY

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Mental Health Care