NURSE PRACTITIONER (Full-Time)

Avow is Growing! It is a great time to join us! This new, full-time Nurse Practitioner Role is based in Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties. The schedule is 4-10 hour day shifts and no weekends are required. The Nurse Practitioner will see patients in our Palliative Care Clinics in Fort Myers and LaBelle and do visits in facilities and homes, as well.Job Summary:

Under the direction of the medical director, employee provides general medical care and treatment to Avow’s patients in their homes, hospitals, nursing care facilities, assisted living facilities, outpatient and inpatient settings.

Job Duties:

• Works in collaboration with the physician and other team members to provide patient/family centered care to meet the needs of patients and their families/caregivers including assessment, psychosocial support and counseling, advanced care planning, family conferencing, education and pain and symptom management.

• Utilizes the electronic medical record system and documents appropriately at bedside and submits all documentation by the end of the business day.

• Performs physical examinations within scope of practice.

• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs as appropriate.

• Provides skilled, effective interventions that meet the patient’s needs.

• Respects the patient’s beliefs, values and goals for care.

• Collaborates with the patient’s attending physician, the interdisciplinary care team and community health care providers to achieve outcomes that meet the patient’s needs.

• Offers a caring presence to the patient and family and provides ongoing emotional support.

• Supports the patient’s search for a renewed sense of meaning, purpose and hope.

• Serves as an advocate to help patients and families receive needed services.

• Participates in teaching activities to improve the standard of patient care.

• Attends interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings and participates in the IDT process as requested by team supervisor.

• Assists in the admissions process in determination of patient medication and medical needs.

• Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment that are appropriate with patient’s plan of care.

• Refers patients to physician for consultation as appropriate.

• Takes team calls for the organization as requested and scheduled.

• Provides on-call support on an alternating basis, to the interdisciplinary team, patients, families and patient’s primary physicians in order to provide 24 hour, 7 day per week medical care for our patients.

• Acts as clinical resource to staff.

• Performs patient visits in all areas requested within scope of practice.

• Other duties as assigned.

Core Values:

Integrity: We are honest, hardworking, fiscally responsible professionals driven solely by the wellbeing of our patients, their loved ones, and the communities we serve.

Education: We believe it is important not only to serve the community but to educate community members about our services and the role we play through life’s transitions.

Collaboration: We know we cannot achieve everything we want without working together with each other, with our healthcare partners, and with the community.

Innovation: We embrace change and are always looking at creative ways to solve problems and serve new populations.

Celebration: We believe in the importance of celebrating life and relationships.