8 nurse practitioner jobs found in Lake Charles, LA

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The nurse practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with the physician within the scope of practice guidelines agreed upon by the collaborating parties. Responsible for providing health care to patients and families, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education and counseling. SUPERVISION: Reports directly to Practice Manager RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization. Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation and safety. Maintains standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience. Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in the scope of the job role or practice. Maintains communication between medical staff, administrative staff, and/or patient/families. Follows acute and...

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The nurse practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with the physician within the scope of practice guidelines agreed upon by the collaborating parties. Responsible for providing health care to patients and families, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education and counseling. SUPERVISION: Reports directly to Director of Nursing RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization. Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation and safety. Maintains standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience. Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in the scope of the job role or practice. Maintains communication between medical staff, administrative staff, and/or patient/families. Follows acute and...

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing comprehensive care to both well and sick patients across the age span. The Practitioner educates patients and/or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health and intervene in acute or chronic illness. SUPERVISION: Reports directly to Women’s Campus Administrator RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Obtain history, perform physical exams of new clinic patients and follow-up patients. Discuss treatment options, initiate and/or collaborate plan of care. Responsible for patient phone calls. Remove staples and/or sutures on post-op patients. Preview pre-op lab work, order pre-op clearance when necessary; Assist in pre-op patient education for patient and family. Provides patient education. Identifies community health resources and refers patients as necessary. Handles other duties as assigned. The above statements are only meant to...

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing comprehensive care to both well and sick patients across the age span. The Practitioner educates patients and/or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health and intervene in acute or chronic illness. SUPERVISION: Reports directly to the Director of Clinic Services RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Obtain history, perform physical exams of new clinic patients and follow-up patients. Discuss treatment options, initiate and/or collaborate plan of care. Responsible for patient phone calls. Remove staples and/or sutures on post-op patients. Preview pre-op lab work, order pre-op clearance when necessary; Assist in pre-op patient education for patient and family. Provides patient education. Identifies community health resources and refers patients as necessary. Handles other duties as assigned. The above statements are only meant...

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The nurse practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with the physician within the scope of practice guidelines agreed upon by the collaborating parties. Assessing patients in nursing home settings and referring for admission when appropriate. Responsible for providing health care to patients and families, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education and counseling. SUPERVISION: Reports directly to the Geri Psychiatrist RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization. Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation and safety. Maintains standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience. Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in the scope of the job role or practice. Maintains...

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist facilitates the improvement of the overall quality, completeness and accuracy of medical record documentation. To obtain and promote appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians and other members of the patient care team and coding staff. To ensure Clinical Documentation reflects the level of service, severity of illness and is complete and accurate. SUPERVISION : Reports directly to the Director of CDI RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Concurrently reviews inpatient admissions to identify opportunities to improve the quality of documentation. Complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and other regulatory, compliance and accreditation standards. Initiates physician interaction to clarify ambiguous or conflicting documentation and assure any clarification is noted in the patient record according to policy. Maintains positive and open...

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist facilitates the improvement of the overall quality, completeness and accuracy of medical record documentation. To obtain and promote appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians and other members of the patient care team and coding staff. To ensure Clinical Documentation reflects the level of service, severity of illness and is complete and accurate. SUPERVISION : Reports directly to the Director of CDI RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Concurrently reviews inpatient admissions to identify opportunities to improve the quality of documentation. Complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and other regulatory, compliance and accreditation standards. Initiates physician interaction to clarify ambiguous or conflicting documentation and assure any clarification is noted in the patient record according to policy. Maintains positive and open...

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist facilitates the improvement of the overall quality, completeness and accuracy of medical record documentation. To obtain and promote appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians and other members of the patient care team and coding staff. To ensure Clinical Documentation reflects the level of service, severity of illness and is complete and accurate. SUPERVISION : Reports directly to the Director of CDI RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Concurrently reviews inpatient admissions to identify opportunities to improve the quality of documentation. Complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and other regulatory, compliance and accreditation standards. Initiates physician interaction to clarify ambiguous or conflicting documentation and assure any clarification is noted in the patient record according to policy. Maintains positive and open...