Regional Float Nurse Practitioner
$120,000–$135,000 year
On-siteKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Float in a designated region covering schedules and filling in for local teams across multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities. Plan, direct, and evaluate resident and employee health care for chronic and acute conditions, including debridement of wounds, application of topical products, and interpretation of diagnostic tests. Examine and treat injuries, write prescriptions, and manage wound care products while collaborating with the medical director and primary care physicians. Provide regular updates on patient systemic conditions, educate patients and referring physicians on current practices, and act as a resource for decisions affecting resident health. Travel minimum four days weekly to facilities across the region, with possible last-minute scheduling and overnight stays.
Required Qualifications
- Successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program
- Current approval by the Board of Nursing to perform medical acts
- Must be currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state
- Current Active, unrestricted APRN license in the state in which the applicant has applied
- Master's degree of Nursing specializing in Nurse Practitioner programs
- Able to stand and walk for 4+ hours
- Able to lift 100 pounds to assist fallen residents
- Able to lift 10 pounds for routine performance of essential functions
- Pushing/Pulling 70+ pounds when administering patient care
- Bending/squatting/kneeling/twisting when administering patient care
- Hearing in order to perform physical assessments (aids permitted)
- Vision for performing physical assessments (glasses or contacts permitted)
- Depth perception when performing medical procedures
- Fine motor skills for grasping and controlling medical equipment, and to perform precise procedures such as sterile dressing changes
- This position requires regional travel a minimum of 4 days a week
- Travel maybe scheduled last minute at times if coverage is needed
- May require overnight stays
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