Role Overview: This position involves serving as an advanced practice nurse within an interdisciplinary team to promote preventative care, conduct screenings, coordinate disease management, and support diagnosis and treatment. The nurse provides primary clinical support to patients, families, and providers, assisting with triage, patient interaction, and individualized care planning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess patient healthcare, educational, and psychosocial needs, involving them in treatment planning.
- Facilitate communication among patients, providers, and healthcare team to address barriers and coordinate interventions.
- Educate patients and families on disease management, case management, and care coordination principles.
- Implement clinical interventions based on risk assessment and evidence-based guidelines.
- Collaborate with providers to enhance adherence to clinical protocols, initiate therapies, and monitor progress.
- Coordinate laboratory and diagnostic testing, maintain documentation, and ensure accurate data entry.
- Participate in professional development, review current literature, and incorporate best practices.
- Assist with discharge transitions, specimen collection, medication administration, and scope of practice procedures.
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