Nurse Practitioner (Skilled Nursing)

Aviata Health Group -

Nurse Practitioner (Skilled Nursing)

Major Responsibilties

• As the SNF-ist, you will act as a Skilled Nursing Facility’s leading provider of internal medicine services
• You will collaborate with the facility’s interdisciplinary team and physicians, serving as a day-to-day clinical leader while helping oversee the care of all of the facility’s residents
• You will work with the entire facility’s patient population - short and long-term residents - overseeing their day-to-day care with the assistance of the facility’s nursing staff and guidance from the facility’s medical directors and attending physicians
• Evaluation of new-admission visits
• Coordination of discharge visits
• Monthly stability visits for long term residents
• Evaluations for patients exhibiting changes in condition
• As a SNF-ist, you will provide types of care, including but not limited to :
• Advanced Care Planning
• Provide comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnosis, and prescribe treatments under the protocol in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease
• Prescribe all necessary medications and treatments
• Perform comprehensive physical examinations of patients
• Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures
• Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities
• Communicate with attending physicians and / or specialists regarding patient care

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