Nurse Practitioner - Virtual Sleep - Full Time

This full-time position offers the opportunity to provide virtual sleep medicine care as a Nurse Practitioner. You will assess, diagnose, and manage sleep-related conditions for patients across the lifespan, working independently within your scope of practice while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and determine or alter treatment and management plans appropriate for patient age, acuity, and clinical condition
• Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies
• Manage conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks, benefits, and alternatives
• Provide health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families
• Manage patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice
• Seek physician or other healthcare team member consultation or referrals as appropriate
• Escalate need for more emergent or specialized care when necessary
• Maintain accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Substantiate and submit professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices
• Facilitate consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team and health or community agencies
• Perform office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges where applicable
• Participate in quality, safety, and peer review initiatives, performance activities, organizational and departmental meetings, committees, and workgroups as necessary
• Participate in education and onboarding of new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals
• Seek experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession
• Maintain standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe, and timely patient care delivery
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care and assess data reflective of patient status

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in state(s) of practice
• Active APRN, APRN-FPA, or APNP license in state(s) of practice
• Active national board certification in area of clinical practice and populations served
• Active DEA registration prior to hire
• If practicing in Illinois: active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire
• Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, NRP as required by clinical practice prior to or within 6 months of hire
• Master's Degree in Nursing

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• High level of clinical proficiency and excellent decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently and as an effective member of a healthcare team
• Ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with electronic medical records
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively collaborate with and establish relationships with others
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday
• Functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs over the head
• Ability to carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job