Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Details

The Kidney and Hypertension Center is looking for a caring, talented acute care nurse practitioner to care for our patients who are dealing with critical conditions. The acute care nurse practitioner will work in inpatient at Atrium Medical Center. Care for patient conditions, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and work with patients, families, and physicians to establish care plans. You should be a skilled nurse practitioner with comprehensive knowledge of acute conditions, diagnostics, and treatments.

To succeed as an acute care nurse practitioner, you should be focused on providing high-quality care and support to patients and families. You should be sympathetic, analytical, and knowledgeable.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Responsibilities:

• Speaking with patients to better understand their concerns, needs, conditions, and medical histories.
• Admitting, discharging, and doing scheduled rounds to check on patients.
• Performing examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and going over results with patients or the physician, if necessary.
• Establishing care or condition management plans, including prescribing medications or other treatments.
• Educating the patient and family members about medical conditions and courses of action.
• Keeping records regarding patient history, condition, treatments, and progress.
• Alerting physicians when conditions worsen or if abnormalities arise.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Requirements:

• Master s degree or Doctorate and a state license.
• Knowledge of acute conditions and treatments.
• Understanding of diagnostic tests and the ability to interpret test results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and active listening skills.
• Strong computer and data entry skills.
• Alert, thorough, reliable, and calm under stress.
• Organized and attentive, especially when multitasking under pressure.
• Passionate and committed to providing high-quality, sympathetic care, and service to patients.

 The Kidney and Hypertension Center

 05/13/2024

 Franklin,OH