Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Position Summary:

To provide any medical service when the service is within the CRNP skills, training and experience and with the collaboration of a physician. The medical services must fall within the CRNP’s scope of practice, must be included in the written agreement, and must be provided with an appropriate amount of physician collaboration in keeping with the accepted standards of medical practice. Medical services offered may be limited by practice location, such as retail care clinics. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: pediatric infant to 12 years, adolescent 13 to 17 years, adult 18 to 64 years, and geriatric over 64 years.

Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:

• Provide high-quality, comprehensive medical care to individuals and families. The CRNP shall know his or her limitations and refer to the collaborating physician when appropriate and or directed by the collaborating physician or when requested by the patient.
• Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of acute, chronic, and long-term healthcare issues. Educates patients and or families about preventive care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medical treatments and or medications.
• Augment the physician’s data-gathering abilities and assist the collaborating physician in reaching decisions and instituting care plans for the physician’s patients. This includes such activities as ordering and interpreting laboratory or radiological studies, analyzing all patient data and developing a treatment plan for the patient.
• Initiate treatment or be sure that a treatment plan is being carried out, assess the progress of treatment, and, later, the plan as necessary.
• Perform clinical procedures such as venous puncture phlebotomy, electrocardiogram, care and suturing of lacerations, casting and splinting, pulmonary function screening tests, allergy tests, immunizations, application of dressings and bandages, removal of dermatologic abnormalities, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, audiometric screening, visual screening, carrying out aseptic and isolation techniques, ear lavage, etc.
• Order, prescribe, dispense and administer drugs, medical devices, diagnostic or therapeutic medical regimens as outlined by the state Board of Nursing and the Collaborative Agreement.
• Maintains legible, accurate, and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards.
• Perform administrative duties as defined by practice location, policies and procedures.
• Computer skills-utilization of EPIC EPICARE, email, intranet, etc.
  
  

Hours: Fulltime; 0.9 FTE - 72 hours every 2 weeks.

Minimum Requirements:

• Valid Pennsylvania Registered Nurse licensure
• Certification by ANCC or other qualifying agency in area of specialty required.
• Valid Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner license and Certificate of Prescriptive Authority in Pennsylvania Effective August 1st, 2023, the certification of the nurse practitioner must align with the population the nurse practitioner will primarily be caring for unless otherwise determined by the Chief Nursing Officer and in accordance with hospital practice needs.
• Related clinical training.
• Prior experience as Nurse Practitioner in a primary care office
  
  

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.