Associate Pfizer Nurse Practitioner Jobs in Indiana

About NANI: NANI is the nation’s largest Nephrology practice. We have provided excellence in specialty kidney care for over 50 years. NANI’s nephrology practices are primarily operated in northern Illinois and throughout northern and central Indiana, with additional locations in New Jersey. NANI’s scope of care and services includes difficult-to-control hypertension, kidney disease, kidney injury, kidney transplant, and related services, as well as groundbreaking and lifesaving clinical research and consulting services.

Description

Join Our Team!

NANI is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our clinical team who understand the needs of our patients and will put care above everything else. NANI NP's provide high quality patient care under the supervision of a physician, within the scope of training and education. They will assess patient care plans and provides comprehensive patient care independently or in autonomous collaboration with other health professionals. They will also work in tandem with other health care personnel to coordinate patient care and establish mutual goals.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a great work schedule (no weekends), medical, dental, vision insurance, and generous paid time off. We also offer a wide range of supplemental benefits and discount programs including tuition and CME education reimbursement, malpractice liability insurance, licensure cost reimbursement, company issued cell phone, mileage reimbursement, lab coats, and more!

What You’ll Do

Nurse Practitioner responsibilities include conducting comprehensive physical assessment; diagnosing, treating and managing acute and chronic health problems; ordering laboratory and radiology tests and interpretation of those test results with treatment management; prescribing medications, including controlled substances within the scope of practice. Providing patient education, health maintenance and promotion.

Clinical Support Functions:

Collects data to support patient assessment including taking vital signs, social history, chief complaint, and current concerns.

Alerts physician to any patient complaints, especially those that are, life threatening.

Supports clinical functions to prepare patient for examination, treatment, or procedure.

Calls pharmacy refills and completes patient callbacks according to office protocol and as directed by a physician.

Document all calls, correspondence, and encounters with patient within established guidelines.

Direct patient-care functions:

Utilizing the nursing process, assesses the patient’s condition, learning needs in regard to their health care, and provides education as directed by regarding treatment, special diets, medication, follow-up diagnostic tests and healthy lifestyle information.

Round on patients in a dialysis setting on designated schedule.

Administers prescribed medications and treatments as directed by physician in accordance with the nursing standards.

Performs procedures and treatments, within the scope of their training and experience, as ordered by the physician following established protocols and appropriately documents outcomes in the patient record.

Triage emergency and non-emergency phone calls with appropriate destinations (i.e.: Emergency Department etc.), documents according to protocols.

Follows established protocols in obtaining, preparation and transport of specimens for diagnostic tests as ordered by the physician and using universal precaution guidelines.

Observes, records and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physician.

Assists in the coordination of patient transfers to hospital (direct admissions).

Follows established protocols to report and document diagnostic tests as directed by the physician, within the scope of training and experience.

Reviews patient records and other pertinent information and takes appropriate action within nursing standards and office protocols.

Administers medications when prescribed by a physician and documents appropriately in the patient’s record.

Documents and reports clinical information or complaints taken over the phone to the physician in an appropriate manner within established timeframes.

Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

Must have 3+ years’ experience as a practicing Certified Nurse Practitioner. Prior experience in Nephrology, cardiology, ICU or CCU preferred.

Master’s Degree in Nursing or Science of Nursing.

Current Nurse Practitioner Certified from AANP or ANCC.

Current Nursing License as Registration Nurse and as a Certified Nurse Practitioner.

ACLS BLS DEA

Valid drivers’ license if position requires provision of services at multiple medical practices.

Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.

Must be self-started who can work independently as well as in a highly collaborative, fast paced, team environment.

Patient-focused with strong communication and organizational skills.