Job Abstract

Job Overview:

The S-COPE Advance Nurse Practitioner will provide staff with one-on-one non-pharmacological consultations and review all S-COPE assessments for quality, accuracy, and best practices. The APN will go into the field to provide S-COPE assessments and non-pharmacological recommendations.

In addition, APN will provide medical education to the clinicians on the morbidities that the individuals who are referred to the S-COPE program may have and how these morbidities and comorbidities may affect or influence their behaviors. The S-COPE APN is a critical member of all regional and yearly trainings, to ensure CE's can be awarded and review, contribute, and present trainings provided by team. S-COPE APN may be asked to provide on-call assessment if it is required by program needs.

Qualifications:

Required:

• APN License
• Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license; CDS and DEA.
• CPR certification.
• NP Certification.
• Three to five years of work experience as a professional nurse.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full Time
• Day Shift
• 37.5 hours

Essential Functions:

• Administers injections, immunizations and oral medications, starts IV.
• Assists physician by recording patient progress notes, issues diagnostic orders, and transcribes orders.
• Assists with various counseling and education functions.
• Billing for patient services based on CMS and NJ State Board Regulations.
• Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and judgment to provide appropriate care for patients.
• Develops plan of care for patients in coordination with multidisciplinary team and completes appropriate reports to physicians and family.
• Documents and maintains patient records of services provided according to facility and nursing standards.
• Establishes a collaborative relationship with other medical providers.
• Examines patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated.
• Interviews, instructs and advises patients regarding health and illness prevention. Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Issues prescriptions to patients based on Federal & State Regulations.
• Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Reviews all lab data and documents.
• Participates in the development of protocols.
• Performs and obtains a completed medical history and physical data on patients with appropriate documentation and findings.
• Performs independent evaluations and treatment procedures in emergency situations.
• Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.
• Responsible for coordinating nursing and training programs on compliant for policies such as HIPAA, OSHA, Code of Conduct.
• Responsible for maintaining the quality and adequacy of nursing practice.
• Reviews and audits charts routinely.
• Sutures wounds, incise and drains wounds, repairs lacerations.
• Works in collaboration with a physician to diagnose conditions as necessary.