Acute care nurse practitioner | Tucson, AZ

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  • Location: Tucson, AZ

discharges and new consults. In addition, the ACNP will receive training in circumcisions to support the existing NP. This role is is a mix of clinic and hospital based practice, Monday-Friday, 7am-4pm, no call, no nights/weekends. A qualified candidate will also perform the following: function as practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinatorwork together with surgical resident and assist in their adjustment when starting with the practiceperform morning rounds and prepare cases for AM surgery, perform initial in house consults and review with the morning surgeon of the dayperform morning backssment and management of ER, ICU, and post-operative general pediatric surgery

patients and prepare home-going needs for patient ready for dischargeassist in OR after proper trainingafternoon clinic where NP will obtain patient history, perform physical exam, and determine if surgery is required or refer patient on for correct medical managementafternoon clinic where NP will perform circumcision, abscess treatments, gastrostomy tube care, stoma care and organize post operative treatments of children MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION: Master's degree in Nursing or related area, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Acute Care Certification Required! EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of related experience, preferably in an acute care setting. LICENSURE

OR CERTIFICATION: National certification as a Nurse Practitioner or must be National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner eligible, must become credentialed at TMC through the Professional Staffing Office prior to appointment.

Must have and maintain a current Arizona state license as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner including prescriptive authority. Must obtain and maintain a current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency License for prescribing controlled substances. Must obtain and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); for Mental Health only Crisis Prevention Instruction (CPI) required.

Application Instructions Please click on the link below to apply for this position. A new window will open and direct you to apply at our corporate careers page. We look forward to hearing from you! For more details: jobs-search. org/legal_tucson-c424817/acute-care-nurse-practitioner-tucson_i1959783320

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