Position Purpose: Position Code: NP- All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country. To provide specialty care from newborn to geriatric in collaboration with the physician.
Key Responsibilities:
- Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill perioperative patients.
- Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.
- Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
- Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability, including but not limited to serving in the first assisting role.
Assists with the provision of medical and surgical care in accordance with facility, state, and federal regulations. • Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
- Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.
- Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
Education: • Graduate of a school of nursing. • Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner Program.
Certification: BLS, and ACLS certifications through American Heart Association or American Red Cross. Licensure:
- Current Arizona Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN); Licensure with specificity to the practice setting (FNP, ACNP, or PMHNP-BC).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This job description applies to all KHI facilities and is representative of the essential job duties this position will perform. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.