APP- Certified Nurse Practitioner | Surgery

Careers With Purpose Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We are proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility Surgical Tower Location Sioux Falls, SD Address 1500 W 22nd St Sioux Falls, SD 57105 USA Shift Varies Job Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 40.00 Department Details Support of Surgical Practice

• To help with surgeon-specific operating room support, including suturing, counting, positioning, set-up, and tear-down of cases.
• Advocating for patient safety.
• Filling in for direct APP support if surgeon-dedicated APP is not present. Currently, 2 other APPs in this role.

Job Summary The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides service to patients in designated care settings, including acute, short, and long-term care, by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments. Provides service to patients in acute, short, and long-term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.

Key Responsibilities

• Obtains a thorough medical history from patients and, dependent on patient population and setting, performs an examination and/or assessment to determine patients needs.
• With other healthcare professionals, analyzes and interprets information collected from patient medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop and establish an appropriate diagnosis.
• Acknowledges and demonstrates the importance of care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients when necessary.
• Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care.
• Formulates a plan for treatment of the patient and prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost, as legally authorized, if necessary, to aid recovery and manage pain.
• Maintains complete and detailed records of patients health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner.
• Consults with or refers patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
• Provides patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
• Counsels patients and family members about self-management, prevention, and treatment plans for health issues, tailoring instructions to patients individual circumstances.
• May cover hospital consultations, rounding, and assist with patient procedures as needed.
• Conducts research into the area of specialty and uses findings to provide measurable improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice guidelines into care.
• Maintains current knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices, including reimbursement of services.
• Keeps abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems, such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources, as applicable.
• Demonstrates extensive advanced knowledge of medical principles, practices, and techniques.

Qualifications

• Completion of a masters, post-masters, or doctorate from a nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
• Licensing prior to August 1, 1995, masters degree in nursing is preferred.
• Demonstrated current competence and provision of care, treatment, or services for an adequate volume of patients in the past twelve months or completion of a masters-post-masters degree program in the past twelve months.
• Experience must correlate to the privileges requested.
• Current licensure by the applicable state board of nursing for advanced practice.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances.
• Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (NP-C) or FNP-BC.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department-specific competencies and certifications.
• Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications criteria and scope of practice if variation between documents exists.

Benefits Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Work-life balance benefits
• A generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

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Sanford Health has a Drug-Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0248857 Job Function: Advanced Practice Provider Featured: No Visas Accepted: NA