Hospital, is seeking an experienced locum Nurse Practitioner for a 6 month assignment to start.  Hospital offers continuous, quality care to the elderly, allowing them the independence of living at home.

• EMR: currently TruChart but will be switching to Epic in March.
• Title – Nurse Practitioner
• Hours: Full-time (however, will consider Part-time as well)
• Duration of assignment: Six (6) months to start
• On Call coverage – one week on, and one week off.
• Need Geriatric experience
• For on-call during the week it is from approximately 4:30 PM to 8:00 AM the next day. On Saturday and Sunday, it is the entire day. There is no requirement to go anywhere when Nurse Practitioners take call. They only need to be available by phone. They may need to document what occurred from the call. Recommend having a pad a pen handy to make a note of what occurred if they are not in front of their computer at the time. RN typically handles everything as they are also on call.

Job Description:

• Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly coordinate and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long-term care services so that older individuals can continue living in the community. Hospital is an innovative model that enables individuals who are 55 years old or older and certified by their state to need nursing home care to live as independently as possible. Through Hospital, today’s fragmented health care financing and delivery system comes together to serve the unique needs of each individual in a way that makes sense to the frail elderly, their informal caregivers, health care providers and policy makers.
• Many Hospital participants get most of their care from staff employed by the organization in the center. centers meet State and Federal safety requirements and include adult day programs, medical clinics, activities, and occupational and physical therapy facilities.
• The primary purpose of your job position is to provide primary medical management in collaboration with the Organization (PO) Physician(s).
• Performs assessments in collaboration with the physician and as needed.
• Develops and implements appropriate plans of care to PO participants.
• Evaluates participant physical complaints and provides appropriate treatment.
• Provides participants and caregiver teaching and education.
• Functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
• Provides daily oversight of Hospital.
• Perform rounds in the POs contracted nursing homes.
• Regularly informs the IDT of the medical condition of each participant, remaining alert to pertinent input from other team members, participant’s caregivers, as well as documenting changes in a participant’s medical record consistent with documentation policies.
• Must be action-oriented, have business acumen, manage conflict well, be customer focused, have high decision, flexibility to adapt to ongoing change and have organizational agility. Ability to work with minimal supervision and exercise independent judgment.
• Possess interpersonal skills to drive collaboration, commitment and productivity when working with cross-functional teams, customers and end users. Must be comfortable functioning in a virtual, collaborative shared leadership environment.
• Demonstrates superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills appropriate for audience comprehension. Well-developed communication skills, both written and oral, that may be used either in an on-site or virtual environment is required. Able to communicate effectively with individuals and groups representing diverse perspectives.
• Comprehensive to expert proficiency with Microsoft product suite (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.); basic knowledge and experience with electronic mail and calendaring system. Knowledge of systems necessary, experience preferred. Ability to type with speed and accuracy. Ability to use other software as required to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Possesses a high degree of personal accountability, responsibility and independent decision-making abilities with the skills to plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures of the organization in line with mission, vision, and philosophy of Mercy LIFE.
• Excellent organizational skills. Ability to perform multiple duties and functions related to daily operations and maintain excellent customer service skills. Ability to perform frequent detailed tasks and provide immediate service with frequent interruptions. Ability to change and be flexible with work priorities. Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to research, analyze and assimilate information from various on-site or virtual sources based on technical and experience-based knowledge. Must exhibit critical thinking skills and possess the ability to prioritize workload.

Submission Requirements

• Active IN License - REQUIRED.
• BLS, CDS, DEA - REQUIRED
• Board Certified by ANCC or AANP.- REQUIRED
• A minimum of one (1) year working with the frail or elderly population strongly preferred