Job Description
Overview
Job Summary
Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.Responsibilities
- Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the nurse practitioner utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
- Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
- Enhances quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
- Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
- Provides clinical leadership.
- Supports life long learning.
- Completes assigned goals.
Qualifications
Experience
- #N/A
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Education
Minimum Required
- Either a Masters or Doctoral level as a nurse practitioner.
Preferred/Desired
Training
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Computer literate.
Preferred/Desired
Licensure
- Current certification - nurse practitioner. Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges.
Minimum Required
- RN
Preferred/Desired
Schedule
Days
About Baptist Memorial Hospital - Calhoun
At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry—healing, preaching and teaching. And we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community.
