SCO Nurse Practitioner

The SCO Nurse Practitioner employs evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to guide screening activities, identifies health promotion needs, and provides anticipatory guidance and counseling addressing environmental, lifestyle, and developmental issues. This position is full time M-F 8am to 4pm.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyzes the relationship between normal physiology and specific system alterations produced by aging and disease processes.


• Conducts assessments:
  
  
  1. Developmental status regarding maintenance of self-identity through later and final stages of life.
  
  
  2. Dynamic interaction between acute illness and known chronic health problems.
  
  
  3. Elders and caregivers for abuse and/or neglect.
  
  
  4. Addictive behavior.
  
  
  5. Mental status, social support and nutrition.
  
  
  6. Complete health history in light of physiologic and psychosocial changes of aging.
  
  
  7. Special risks of institutionalized older adults for common patterns of illness and communicable disease.
  
  
  8. Sexual function and sexual well-being in older adults.
  
  
  9. Roles, tasks, and stressors of informal system/family caregivers.
  
  
  10. Appropriate plans for palliative care.
  
  
  
  


• Consults and collaborates with primary care team, making recommendations with regard to chronic illness and geriatric syndromes frequently manifested in older adults such as incontinence, falls, constipation, loss of functional abilities, dehydration, dementia, depression, delirium, and malnutrition.


• Assists older adults or designated care agent in formulating advance directives, ethical decisions, and end-of-life care decisions.


• Recognizes and utilizes the contributions of family and caregivers when eliciting information.


• Elicits information skillfully about the patient's interpretation of health conditions given potential sensory and cognitive limitations of older adults, particularly the frail.


• Frequent local travel.

JOB SPECIFICATION:

• Master of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN).


• Current Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


• 2 years working with geriatric population or family practice.


• Experience working competently and comfortably with individuals from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds.


• Ability to convey information clearly and succinctly with all employees, so that relevant information is communicated appropriately and in a timely manner.


• Excellent computer and documentation skills.


• Covid vaccine required.

EEO Statement

Element Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

Element Care is committed to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.

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