Job Description:
Nurse Practitioner
Bebashi - Transition to Hope
Philadelphia, PA
(Per Diem role)
Bebashi - Transition to Hope, a leading nonprofit
organization serving Philadelphia’s diverse and underserved
communities, is seeking a compassionate, mission-driven Licensed
Professional Counselor (LPC) to join our Wellness Center team. This
role will report to Director of Clinical Services.
About Bebashi - Transition to Hope:
Founded in 1985 as the first Black-founded and Black-led
organization in the U.S. to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, Bebashi -
Transition to Hope now operates as a comprehensive health and social
services agency. Our mission is to empower people to enhance the
quality of their health and overall well-being by providing access
to high-quality healthcare, education, and social services.
Position 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 the Clinical Director.
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.
