Every day, patients look to the skilled professionals at Legacy to make their lives better. They seek care that is as compassionate as it is innovative. Our patients want to be involved in their healthcare decisions; they want to feel respected. If you strive to deliver this level of care, every day, you may be a perfect fit in our healthcare community.
This is a MEDICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE (*note: this is not a psychiatry NP role) working in collaboration with physicians to provide complete physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of both chronic and episodic medical disorders. Assigned principal responsibility for primary health care of patients. Seeks the expert opinion or advice of a physician whenever the incumbent decides a case falls outside the scope authorized by policies and protocol. This position has access to the on-call hospitalists and subspeciality clinicians at Legacy Emanual Medical Center.
Experience with medical management of patients in roles such as a primary care, internal medicine, hospitalist, emergency department, or intensive care preferred, but not required. In addition, an experienced family nurse practitioner is highly preferred to be able to evaluate adolescent patients in addition to adult patients, but is also not required.
The Nurse Practitioner typically remains responsible for the patient throughout the course of treatment, provides the physical examination, the diagnosis, and the health care plan, determines when the patient has recovered, and releases the patient. The Nurse Practitioner may refer the patient to a physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment, but retains responsibility for clinical management as well as any subsequent modification.
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We have a supportive team environment within a friendly and secure facility. There are no on-call or discharge responsibilities. There is also no inbox or patient panel as we are a daytime consult service only. Applicants may be eligible for HRSA loan repayment programs upon hire.
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