Post-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Are you looking to take back control of your work/life balance? Are you passionate about patient care? TeamHealth has the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for a full-time nurse practitioner (NP) for primary care rounding in a skilled nursing facility in Dover, Delaware.

This full-time role supports a great work/life balance with the ability to set up your own schedule. When you join TeamHealth, you will enjoy autonomy over your practice, a generous compensation and benefits package, and the opportunity to build a position that matches your ideal lifestyle and career goals.

Key Responsibilities:
•   Perform primary care in a post-acute setting for short term and long-term patients
•   Manage chronic disease, diagnosis illness and medical conditions, and implement plan of care
•   Order and interpret lab results
•   Prescribe and monitor medications
•   Consult with physicians and coordinate patient care with other healthcare practitioners
•   Educate patients and their caregivers on coping skills to handle chronic and age-related conditions
•   Build relationships with your patients, patients? family members, and facility staff to facilitate effective treatment delivery
•   Promote healthy lifestyle changes Desired Attributes:
•   Critical Thinking skills
•   Excellent communication skills
•   Ability to collaborate with the healthcare team
•   Strong work ethic
•   Adaptability and flexibility to address the fluctuations that occur during the aging process and with chronic illness
•  Practice Highlights:

•  Flexible weekday schedule

•  Excellent comprehensive benefits package

•  Uncapped earning potential

•  Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage

•  Leadership and growth opportunities to further your career

•  Access to professional development tools, educational resources and CME through TeamHealth Institute

•  Stability of a respected industry leader

•  Access to TeamHealth?s clinician wellness and referral program