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Nurse Practitioner Salary (317) 

Category Hancock Foot & Ankle - 8428  
Description

Position Purpose: An exempt position which offers a team approach to advanced foot and ankle surgical care. Works closely with physician and other clinicians to grow and promote Hancock Foot and Ankle as an entity of Hancock Health that is special and unique.

PREREQUISITE SKILLS:

  • Demonstrated communication skills to effectively communicate with management, providers, and patients.
  • Operational knowledge of telephones, fax machines, postage machines, and other office equipment.
  • Demonstrated ability in handling patient confidentiality.
  • Ability to work with peers in a team situation and create a positive work environment for team members.
  • Demonstrate a functional and technical understanding of applicable scheduling and billing software, Intranet and Internet usage, Excel/Word software, E-mail Usage and Web-based applications. Required to check e-mail daily and use as a source of internal and external communication. Required to understand and utilize electronic medical record technology.

Essential Functions:

The following list describes the essential duties of this role. Individuals in this role may not perform all of these duties, or may perform additional, related duties not listed here.

  • Assesses patient status by obtaining health history through patient/family interviews and chart reviews; assessing presenting illness, risk factors, and family history, psychosocial situation, and cultural factors; and performing appropriate physical examination.
  • Orders/performs appropriate diagnostic and tests. Seeks other information as needed, including consultation with physicians and other clinicians, for evaluation of illness. Integrates data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan, including identification of any health risks.
  • Participates in clinic as needed. (1.5 to 2 days per week)
  • Develops and implements treatment plan by prescribing/dispensing medications and/or injections in compliance with medical practice guidelines and state laws. Instructs patient/family regarding medications and treatments. Surgical assistance in the operating room as needed (assistance in closing incisions, dressings, placing orders, etc). Prepares documentation for medical records including updating patient medical chart by posting examination and test results, diagnosis, medications, and treatment in written/computerized manner.
  • Rounding on inpatients as needed. (Take call 1-2 weeks per month)
  • Participates in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development, and other continuing education and quality assurance activities to

Competencies:

Demonstrates the following competencies:

  • Demonstrates professional/appropriate dress, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and effective written communication skills
  • Understands HIPAA guidelines and regulations, acknowledges patient rights
  • Stands as a patient advocate, with appropriate empathy, resolve and respect in communication and actions with patient and family. Recognizes opportunity for improvement regarding patient concerns.
  • Demonstrates continual learning, utilizes evidence based practice to affect change.
  • Cultivates effective partnerships and collaborations with providers
  • Understands IT resources
  • Appropriately delegates to ensure optimal operational workflow

Attitude/Customer Competencies

  • Caring, compassionate, and approachable in all customer contacts
  • Privacy – respects customers’ right to privacy and modesty
  • Confidentiality – maintains customers’ confidentiality
  • Telephone etiquette – speaks so that customers hear a smile
  • Appearance – takes personal ownership in appearance and that of work environment
  • Initiative – takes necessary steps to fix problems immediately
  • Providing Direction and Customer Acknowledgment – provides personalized attention by being courteous, friendly, and helpful when responding to customers’ needs
  • Timely service – recognizes that customers’ time is very valuable; provides them with prompt service
  • Customer information/education – provides customers with the best information needed to make informed choices

Relationship Competencies/Work Group Competencies

  • Demonstrates advocacy, respect and truth telling
  • Demonstrates accountability for own actions
  • Demonstrates ability to respectfully address interpersonal conflicts
  • Takes initiative to help others
  • Demonstrates a learning attitude toward solving problems
  • Demonstrates openness to change and new learning
  • Reports to work on time and has regular attendance
  • Adheres to practice defined dress code
  • Attends Staff meetings

Ethical Decision-Making

  • Respects the needs, expectations and rights of all individuals
  • Advocates the rights of all to a safe environment
  • Uses sensitivity to cultural diversity to guide decision-making

Performance Improvement

  • Identifies work processes and strives to reduce cost and increase satisfaction
  • Identifies customers and demonstrates understanding of customers’ expectations
  • Actively works to increase satisfaction of all
  • Monitors customers’ satisfaction
  • Takes active role in department process improvement efforts; demonstrates understanding of outcomes
  • Demonstrates an understanding of responsibilities
  • Demonstrates diagnostic thinking/reasoning
  • Utilizes feedback from peers, supervisor, customers to drive performance and behaviors
  • Prioritizes workplace safety.
 
Position Requirements

Required Experience: Minimum of three years of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting, plus two years of nurse practitioner experience.

Required Education: BSN required, MSN preferred. Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification as a practitioner (general or specialized) from an approved nurse practitioner program.

Required Certificate/License: Current state registered nurse license. Current state license as an advanced registered nurse practitioner with prescriptive authority. Current CPR certification.

 
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Shift Days  
Sign-On Bonus  
Resubmittal due to closure after 120 days open?  
Exempt/Non-Exempt  
Position Nurse Practitioner Salary (317)  
Number of Openings 1  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt  
Open Date 1/28/2021  
Location Hancock Ortho  
About the Organization YOUR HEALTH IS OUR LIFE

Hancock Health is an Indiana-based, full-service healthcare network serving Hancock County and the surrounding areas. Our health system includes Hancock Regional Hospital, Hancock Physician Network and more than 20 other healthcare facilities, such as wellness centers, women's clinics, family practices, and the Sue Ann Wortman Cancer Center.

A Caring Community Partner
Our goal at Hancock Health is simple: To give every person the personalized attention necessary for a happy, healthy life. Our mission, vision, and values embody this goal.

OUR MISSION
To be a Caring Community Partner by healing, improving health and wellness, alleviating suffering, and delivering acts of kindness one person at a time.

OUR VISION
To be nationally recognized for kindness in the delivery of excellent quality patient care, efficient and effective operations, the adoption of proven technologies, the creation of a positive workplace environment, and excellence in community service.

OUR VALUES
Exceptional | Honorable | Devoted | Reliable | Kind  
EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

This position is currently not accepting applications.

To search for an open position, please go to http://HancockRegionalHospital.appone.com



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