Job Information
Trinity Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Pennsauken, New Jersey
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
Health and Trinity Health PACE (TH PACE) in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
- Consistently demonstrate (leads by example) TH PACE Values to all internal and external customers
(participants, visitors, volunteers, and colleagues.) Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, propagating a
calm environment throughout the office.
Execute assignments in a culture that is shared and collaborative across all divisions within TH PACE.
Reflects the skills knowledge and abilities serving in the role of a leader. Define and share a strategy and vision;
align resources toward achievement of organization results; grow and sustain the organization; identify, lead, and
embrace change.
Establish and/or maintain as a member of the leadership team a plan to achieve operating goals.
Promote and maintain collaborative relationships with managers, peers, direct reports and customers by
effectively fostering a team environment, building consensus and resolving conflicts.
- Maintain department budget, place orders for equipment and supplies as necessary. Identify financial
vulnerabilities and make cost reduction recommendations as needed.
- Evaluate, develop, mentor, coach, counsel and discipline department staff. Supports other personnel from other
departments through coaching and mentoring to help achieve optimum standard of excellence. Addresses issues
of concern through courageous conversation and notifies department manager of any interactions requiring
attention.
- Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, TH PACE Corporate
Integrity Program, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a
manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
- In light of a disaster will know your disaster recovery, crisis management and business continuity plans and act
within your role that is developed within the business continuity plan. Which may include working at another
location, remotely from home, and maintaining constant contact with key personnel.
- Attend and participate in scheduled training, in-service training, mandatory annual in-service training and
educational classes as required/needed.
- Provide primary medical coverage in collaboration with PO physicians as needed. Performs initial, semi-annual
and annual assessments, performs additional assessments of participants as needed and implements appropriate
plans of care to PO participants. Integrates the primary care treatment plan into the overall plan of care
developed by the IDT. Interacts with team members to meet emergent and acute need of participants.
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Participates in discharge planning for acute and long-term placement.
- Function as a member of the IDT. Maintains regular attendance at and participates in interdisciplinary team
meetings; communicates participant changes, collaborates on care planning decisions and coordination for 24-
hour care delivery.
- Evaluate and treat participants during acute illness. Manages participants’ chronic illnesses and conditions in
collaboration with the physician(s). As requested, and directed by the Medical Director, may manage care of
participants in the nursing home which would include regular visits as dictated by nursing home standards and
participant need. Performs telephone contact with nursing home staff as required. Provides preventive health
maintenance for participants, including immunizations, screenings and monitoring of pertinent indicators.
Follows the PO clinical protocol. Prudently prescribes medications, therapies and other treatments for
participants. Following consultation with the Primary Care Physician refers participants to medical specialist as
indicated.
Make nursing home/or home visits when needed.
Work with Medical Director and Clinic Supervisor to formulate clinical policies, procedures and standards of care.
Assists with the development of standards of care; performs on-going monitoring and evaluation of patient care
practice and service delivery; provides guidance and training to staff regarding medical and quality assurance
issues.
- Advise the Medical Director and Primary Care Provider in ways and means to establish better accountability of
the PO services to participants and referral sources. Keeps Medical Director aware of needed material and human
resources as program expands. Acts as resource during intake of new participants and in the day-to-day operation
of the center programs.
- Provide teaching and clinical support to PO staff. Assumes responsibility for professional activities and growth.
Keeps abreast of current nursing knowledge, especially in the field of geriatrics by attending professional seminars
and conferences.
- Participate in team meeting, staff meetings and monthly in-service meetings. Participates in peer review with
Medical Group.
- Participate in provider on-call rotation as required.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran