Nurse Practitioner - New Opening in Springfield, IL! presso Hope School

Nurse Practitioner - Springfield, IL

Full-time or Part-time Opportunity Available!

Salary = $100,000-$120,000 annually

JOB SUMMARY:

The Nurse Practitioner is a primary health care provider who provides nursing and medical services to the youth in the residential programs in collaboration with the Medical Director and other attending physicians. In addition to diagnosing and managing acute episodic and chronic illnesses, the Nurse Practitioner will emphasize health promotion and disease prevention.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Acts as primary healthcare provider to all students living in our Residential Academy.

2. Assessment of health status

- Obtains a relevant health and medical history

- Performs a physical examination based on age and history

- Performs or orders preventive and diagnostic procedures based on the patient's age and history

- Identifies health and medical risk factors

- Identifies youth and family health care goals and desired outcomes

3. Establish Diagnosis for common short-term and chronic stable health conditions

4. Development of a Treatment Plan

- Establishes priorities to meet the health and medical needs of the youth, in cooperation with the youth and the family/guardian, to meet their desired outcomes while maximizing health potential

- Orders additional diagnostic tests

- Selects appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions

- Develop patient education plans, as appropriate

- Makes appropriate consultation/referral

5. Implementation of Treatment Plan

- Conducts and interprets diagnostic tests

- Prescribes pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic therapies

- Provides relevant patient education

- Makes appropriate referrals to other health professionals and support entities

6. Follow up and Evaluation of Youth Status

- Determines effectiveness of the treatment plan

- Reassesses and modifies the treatment plan as necessary to achieve health and medical goals

7. Care Priorities

- Youth and family education is promoted

- Facilitation of youth and family participation in health and medical care by providing information needed to make decisions and choices about:

Promotions, maintenance, and restoration of health

Consultation with other appropriate health care personnel

Appropriate utilization of health care resources

- Promotion of optimal health

- Facilitation of entry into the health care system outside of The Hope School

- Promotion of a safe environment

8. Participates as a team member in assessing, planning, and implementing intra-agency initiatives to facilitate youth and family desired outcomes

9. Participates as a team member in the provision of health and medical care by interacting with professional colleagues to provide comprehensive care to meet youth and family desired outcomes.

10. Maintains accurate, legible, and confidential records

11. Acts as a patient and family advocate

12. Participates in quality assurance reviews on a periodic basis

13. Maintains current knowledge by literature review, and attending continuing education programs

14. Maintains national certification in specialty area

WORKING CONDITIONS

Working conditions include a school for youth with autism and other intellectual disabilities; intermittent exposure to loud sounds and potential injury (due to loud youth verbalizations and youth aggressive behaviors). Environment is fast-paced, and requires frequent interaction with staff, students, parents, and administrators. Typical day will require seeing student patients in the clinic. Intermittent standing and sitting.

TRAINING, ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Master of Science in Nursing

2. Nurse Practitioner, Concentration in Pediatrics or Family

3. Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Illinois

4. Advanced Practice Nurse, licensed in the State of Illinois

5. Eligible for Controlled Substance licensure by State of Illinois and Drug Enforcement Agency

6. Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by a National Accrediting Nursing Organization

7. 5 years of experience in the health care of children

Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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