Advanced Practice Provider, Internal Medicine: Riverview Health

Overview

We are looking to add an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) who, working collaboratively within our multidisciplinary Internal Medicine health team, is responsible for providing comprehensive health care to patients in the area of specialty.

• Full-time
• Monday-Friday, 40 hours
• No Call
• Outpatient Setting
• Preferred ACGPCNP or AACNP
• Hospital Employed
• EPIC EMR
• Opening Due to Growth and Community Need

Job Responsibilities:

• Prescribe and regulate medications per written collaborative agreement.
• Apply effective application of extensive knowledge of physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and management of acute and chronic patient conditions to the assessment and treatment of patients.
• Demonstrates clinical and theoretical staff competence for the designated area.
• Know and demonstrate understanding, skills and principles of infection prevention, reduction and control. Able to safely and effectively use medical equipment in carrying out planned interventions.
• Coordinate with other medical professionals within an interdisciplinary team and able to work collaboratively, organize assignments, manage time, multi-task, and assist with other team members to achieve desired outcomes.
• Conduct comprehensive or episodic health assessment of patient/families. Include the psychosocial, cognitive and personal assets and limitations of the patient/family with an emphasis on wellness when assessing patients.
• Establish medical diagnosis; order and evaluate diagnostic studies. Perform and monitor therapeutic procedures. Access and/or manage follow-up plans, as according to written and established protocols and modify management plan based on data received from referral source.
• Act as resource to health care staff and implement educational programs to improve management of patients/families.
• Acknowledge importance of research process by contributing ideas, collecting data, sharing knowledge and applying new findings to practice.
• Other duties as assigned

Education, Licensure, and Experience Requirements:

• Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree from an Advanced Practice Nursing Program RN and Nurse Practitioner licensure for State of Indiana Certification as Nurse Practitioner. Clinical nursing as an RN for five (5) years; prefer one (3) years practicing as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Physician Assistant: Graduate of an accredited school of Physician Assisting, prefer Master’s degree. Experience in a hospital or physician practice setting, prefer one (3) year practicing as a Physician Assistant.
• Must be licensed to practice in Indiana, Advanced Practice Nurse and Controlled Substance Registration licenses in the state of Indiana, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Registration, Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association), and Credentials with American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or other nationally recognized credentialing center.

Hospital Description

Riverview Health is located in the heart of Hamilton County, Indiana, just 15 minutes north of Indianapolis. The 160-bed county-owned hospital brings big-city services to the doorsteps of area residents and employers. Our medical staff is comprised of 350 physicians, in 35 medical specialties, who are recognized for clinical and service excellence. Riverview Health offers primary care and specialty physicians throughout Hamilton County and in adjacent communities. Riverview Health is one of the largest employers in Hamilton County, employing over 1350 full-time equivalent employees, thus having an enormous impact on the community’s economy. The hospital is owned by the county and receives no tax dollars for operating expenses.

Community Description

Living in Noblesville provides residents with competitive housing rates, exceptional schools and a high quality of life. Just north of Indianapolis and the near north side, Noblesville offers easy access to the many amenities of Indianapolis without the hassle. Hamilton County, Indiana, not only provides a superb tourism product, but also prides itself in economic development and an outstanding quality of life. American City Business Journals recently rated Hamilton County eighth among 3,141 counties and a few cities studied throughout the state, putting Hamilton the first among Indiana counties as the best places to live.