About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Nurse Practitioner
Utilizes advanced knowledge and clinical
expertise to provide specialized health care to individuals, families, groups
and communities across the health-illness continuum. Additionally, functions as a consultant, educator,
researcher, resource and role model for patients, families, community, nursing
and other health care providers.
Practices within the legal scope of practice.
Responsibilities:
- Assesses the health status of patients by performing a comprehensive health history, physical examination and the collection of various data to analyze and formulate appropriate diagnoses and a problem list.
- Implement appropriate interventions which may include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, invasive procedures, education, counseling, and initiating healthcare and community referrals.
- Evaluates and documents patient attainment of expected outcomes. Coordinates and facilitates continuity of care. Acts as a patient/family advocate to ensure that healthcare services are delivered in an ethical and culturally sensitive manner.
- Provides education opportunities to develop and enhance performance, problem-solving and critical thinking skills of the nursing staff. Designs, implements, coordinates and evaluates materials and programs for clients, healthcare professionals and the community. Precepts, teaches, coaches and mentors students, nurses and other healthcare providers.
- Utilizes continuous quality
improvement to effect system changes.
Supervises clinical practice to ensure effective, efficient quality
care delivery.
- Registered nurse licensure to
practice in the state of Michigan.
- State of Michigan Nurse Specialty
Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Current Controlled Substance
license required.
- Master's degree in nursing.
- Two years clinical experience as a
professional nurse.
- National certification in advanced
practice nursing specialty from one of the following certification bodies: American
Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), National Certification Board of Pediatric
Nurse Practitioners and Nurses (NCBPNPN), National Certification Corporation
for the Obstetric & Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing Specialties
(NCCOGNS), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Oncology Nursing
Certification Corporation (ONCC)
- Eligible for approval of privileges to practice within the Karmanos
Cancer Institute as an Allied Health Professional through the Karmanos Cancer
Institute Medical Staff Organization.
Application for Allied Health Professional credentialing must be submitted
to the Karmanos Cancer Institute Medical Affairs Office upon hire.
- Prior to obtaining privileges through the Karmanos Cancer Institute
Medical Staff Organization, the nurse practitioner may: See patients under the
direct supervision of a nurse practitioner, who has obtained privileges through
the Karmanos Cancer Institute Medical Staff Organization, or the attending
physician. And prescribe medications and treatments, and order diagnostic tests
as a delegated responsibility from the attending physician. The orders will be written as verbal orders
and must be co-signed by the supervising nurse practitioner or attending
physician within 24 hours.
- In accordance with State of Michigan administrative rules R338.10403, “Only nurses certified in a nursing specialty field may hold themselves out to the public as nurse specialists using the title nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, or nurse practitioner.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
