Nurse Practitioner - Infectious Diseases (Inpatient)

Position Summary

The Infectious Disease Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides specialty medical and nursing care to hospitalized patients within a dynamic, collaborative consultant practice at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Functioning within the scope of practice defined by their specialty certification, hospital medical by-laws, and state-required collaborative practice agreements, the NP manages acute and chronic complicated infections. This includes bacterial, viral (including HIV), and fungal conditions.

Monday- Friday Schedule
No Weekends, No Holidays, No On Call

Managing a daily caseload of 5 to 10 hospitalized patients, this role requires seamlessly multitasking between direct inpatient assessment, electronic patient monitoring, and coordinating transitions to outpatient care with the ID clinic. Functioning within a highly collaborative and academic environment, the clinician works daily alongside a dedicated, multidisciplinary team of Infectious Disease faculty, fellows, and pharmacists, with occasional opportunities to collaborate with residents, medical students, and peer nurse practitioners.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination; orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies; performs preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care; provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions; develops and implements patient-centered plan of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition.
• Manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources; may perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations.
• May bill for services covered by collaborative practice agreement.
• Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
• Monitors/ensures accuracy of patient medical records; maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.
• Provides management services for clinical research study projects; monitors participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education.
• Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Regularly participates in constant quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care.
• Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.