Job Details

ECRH Nurse Practitioner

Job ID: 296578
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today.

Location

Augusta University
Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. ... (full institutional details omitted for brevity)

Job Summary

This position works within the specified department or services and will function as an integral part of the healthcare team. Serves various roles including working directly alongside faculty and staff, providing care to the entire spectrum of patient acuity levels, working semi-autonomously and serving as a provider to initiate appropriate care for individuals with serious mental illness in an in-patient state hospital. Care involves primary care duties, including ordering routine healthcare screenings, addressing acute issues, and psychiatric mental health as needed.

Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner, in collaboration with the physician, treats physical conditions and is accountable for the delivery of primary health care to patients.
Prescribing drugs for acute and chronic illness as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other rehabilitation treatments in accordance with Scope of Practice as allowed by Georgia Nurse Practice Act.
Counsels and educates patients and families on health behaviors, selfcare skills, and treatment options.
Ensures quality assurance measures are met and maintained in programmatic areas.
Other duties as necessary.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Active Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Licensure in Georgia. Current certification to practice as a Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner through approval by the Georgia Nursing Board. Qualified to obtain prescriptive authority in the State of Georgia. Ability to meet requirements for hospital medical staff credentialing. American Heart Association BLS Certification; and two years of experience in professional nursing.

Preferred Qualifications

Current certification to practice as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through approval by the Georgia Nursing Board.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days; Monday - Friday (Work outside of normal business hours may be required).
Pay Band: B16
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position.
This position is (fully/partially) funded through external sources. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of these funds.
Recruitment Period: Until Filled.