Job Description:
Nurse Practitioner
On-site Role
Bebashi Wellness Center
Philadelphia, PA
About Us:
Bebashi – Transition to Hope is a leader in community health,
offering innovative care and support services to meet the needs of
underserved populations. We are committed to diversity, equity, and
creating lasting health outcomes within Black and Brown communities.
Nurse Practitioner Job
Summary
Independently assesses acute and non-acute clinical problems.
Performs and documents physical assessments and patient histories,
analyzes trends in patient conditions, and develops documents, and
implements a patient management plan in response to the data
obtained.
This also includes facilitating and collaborating with clinical
staff for the development of the plan of care as well as providing
appropriate patient/ family/significant other counseling and education.
Duties/Responsibilities:
1. Plans patient care based on in-depth knowledge of the
specific patient population and/ or protocol, anticipating and
identifying physiological and/ or psychological problems commonly
encountered including the consideration of the patient’s cultural
background, level of understanding, personality, and support systems.
2. Serves as a patient advocate.
3. Patient management includes the following:
4. Writes admission, transfers, and discharges orders.
5. Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies.
6. Orders of appropriate medication and treatments.
7. Refers patients for consultation when indicated i.e.
neurology, ophthalmology, endocrine, surgery, intensive care,
infectious disease, hematology, psychiatry, social service, dietary, etc.
8. Documents cases through in-depth progress notes and summaries.
9. May perform invasive procedures independently upon the
completion of documented competency.
10. Perform contraceptive education, pregnancy planning
counseling and STD testing and treatment.
11. Participates in patient care rounds and conferences.
12. Communicates patient management strategies to Clinic
Practice Manager and Miriam Clinic medical staff.
13. Collaborates with members of the Bebashi staff when
appropriate while ensuring HIPPA compliance to develop patient
management strategies that are successful in meeting patient care needs.
14. Recognizes situations that require the immediate attention
of a physician, and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary.
15. Uses advanced communication skills to problem solve complex
situations and to improve processes and service to patients.
16. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to
analyze and evaluate current systems of health care delivery to
identify and implement new practice patterns as appropriate.
17. Participates in outside activities that enhance personal and
professional growth and development.
18. Facilitates patient/family conferences to review treatment
goals, optimize resource utilization, provide family education and
identify post-SNF needs.
19. Enhances a collaborative relationship to maximize the
patient’s/family’s ability to make informed decisions re: goals of
care, palliative care and hospice.
20. Prescribes medication to patients based on State of practice.
21. Other duties as assigned and modified at the Practice
Manager’s discretion.
