Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Hospitalist-Nurse Practitioner; Rotating Shifts at Met

Position: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare seeks a Hospitalist-Nurse Practitioner (Rotating Shifts) at Met[...]

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We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South.

Functions as an Advanced Practice Nurse and change agent for a specific patient population by incorporating the role of clinical expert, role model, consultant, educator, practitioner, researcher, and nurse leader. Provides clinical expertise to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families by providing direct and indirect patient care. Collaborates with the health care team in assessing, designing, implementing, and evaluating population-based programs of patient care to enhance high quality-cost effective patient outcomes.

Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence.

A Brief Overview
Functions as an Advanced Practice Nurse and change agent for a specific patient population by incorporating the role of clinical expert, role model, consultant, educator, practitioner, researcher, and nurse leader. Provides clinical expertise to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families by providing direct and indirect patient care. Collaborates with the health care team in assessing, designing, implementing, and evaluating population-based programs of patient care to enhance high quality-cost effective patient outcomes.

Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

What you will do

• Clinical Practice Expert:
  Provides advanced level of direct and indirect care to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families.
• Education:
  
  Provides leadership and collaborates with other health professionals and educational resources to establish staff education programs to address the specific needs of populations of patients.
• Evidence-Based Consultant & Researcher:
  Demonstrates collaborative leadership with researchers, nurse leaders, clinical staff and other health professionals, to generate knowledge and make practice changes based on research findings, as well as, the results of the organizational and departmental quality improvement processes.
• Clinical Leadership:
  Provides leadership in meeting system goals, at the organizational, division, and departmental level.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional responsibilities and self-development.
• Performs other job functions as assigned or needed.

Education/Formal Training Requirements

• Master's Degree Advanced Practice Nursing
• Master's Degree Nursing
• Doctorate Advanced Practice Nursing

Work Experience Requirements

• 3-5 years General nursing or clinical practice

Licenses and Certifications Requirements

• Advanced Practice Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Advanced Practice Nurse Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Advanced Practice Nurse Arkansas Arkansas State Board of Nursing
• BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association
• DEA (DEA) - Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Enforcement Administration
• Specialty Clinical Nurse Specialist (ANCC) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Specialty Clinical Nurse Specialist (AANP) American Association of Nurse Practitioners
• Specialty Clinical Nurse Specialist (AACN) American Association of Critical Care Nurses Certification Corporation
• Specialty Clinical Nurse Specialist (PNCB) Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
• Registered Nurse Arkansas - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
• Registered Nurse Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in applying advanced concepts, principles, and professional techniques in a specialized field of nursing.

Supervision Provided by this Position

• There are no supervisory or lead responsibilities assigned to this position.

Physical Demands

• Frequent invasive and non-invasive patient contact.
• Exposure to patient body fluids as well as exposure to hazardous or poisonous materials.
• Exposure to excessive heat or cold as required.
• Ability to react quickly to emergency situations.
• May require handling or administering of narcotics.
• Ability to read and write to communicate orally and in writing with other individuals.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit in one place, stand, walk, squat, kneel, reach, twist, crawl, and bend.
• Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motion, as well as using hands for gripping and squeezing.
• Ability to use hands and feet together for repetitive coordinated motions.
• Good hand-eye coordination.

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