Lead Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Pain Management

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Key Position Details:

The Lead Nurse Practitioner role is responsible for daily rounding on inpatients at Abbott Northwestern for their Pain Management. The incumbent will work with a variety of patients most commonly including orthopedics and post-surgical patients, among others.

• 0.8 FTE: 4 days/week
• Regular daytime hours, 8am - 4:30pm with some flexibility
• Patient volume varies - can be as few as 2 - 3 patients up to 10+
• Call is required and is by phone only during the daytime on weekends
• 0.2 FTE dedicated to leadership responsibilities
• Intrathecal baclofen pump management

Job Description:

Provides help with all aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, treatments and consultations as part of a physician/nurse team. Works within a Specialty Care team, in both inpatient and outpatient situations and can perform independently or as part of the treatment team ensuring continuity of patient care in all settings. Serves as an educator, case manager, consultant to staff and multidisciplinary health care team. As Lead, helps manage daily departmental needs, scheduling and workflow for staff. Assists management with employee performance review and coaching opportunities.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides clinical care for patients
  • Completes comprehensive patient assessments.
  • Determines diagnosis and treatment of illness.
  • Orders and interprets medical diagnostics in tandem with attending physician.
  • Prescribes medications, treatments, therapy and medical equipment.
  • Conducts patient education when working to manage chronic illness or wellness care.
  • Refers for specialty care when determined.
  • Consults with physician when patient needs outside of Nurse Practitioner scope of practice, diagnosis or treatment plan is unclear.
• Participates in health care team
  • Promotes communication within the team and other interdisciplinary health care staff.
  • Acts as resource to members of the team.
  • Collaborates with hospital staff by consulting and rounding on patients.
  • Works with primary care team for program development.
  • Participates in research activities when opportunity available.
  • Acts as liaison with outside agencies as needed.
• Assists management when in Lead role
  • Helps manage daily departmental needs, scheduling and workflow for staff.
  • Provides technical expertise and resource to employees.
  • Gives feedback to management for the annual review process.
  • Partners with management and employee for performance improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree completion of accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• 2+ years' experience in practicing Pain Management or a related discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required upon hire
• Certified Nurse Practitioner (ANCC) - American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) required Certification within specialty upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required upon hire
• ACLS/BLS Tier 2-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Multisource preferred
• Drug Enforcement Administration upon hire required

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weightUp to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently