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Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center Critical Care Nurse Practitioner in Danville, Kentucky
The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (CCNP) is a member of the intensive care team and has as his/her primary responsibility the management of a caseload of critically ill complex (multi-organ) patients in an intensive care setting. The CCNP is under the direct supervision of the ICU supervising physician or designated back-up physicians. The CCNP has specialized skill and knowledge related to the unique ICU setting in which s/he practices (e.g.ICN, PICU, PBMT unit, Neuro ICU, etc.) and performs physical exams, collects and documents data, conducts approved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations, prescribes appropriate interventions and medications, and provides direct patient care services in a specific ICU or step-down unit. The CCNP contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting and provides leadership to the organization and nursing profession.