Under limited direction, increase patient access to quality health care by providing nursing expertise in diagnosis and treatment to prevent, remediate or alleviate illness and promote health. Consults and collaborates with all members of the healthcare team, and provides training on geriatric care to health care providers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of healthcare procedures
• Counseling/advising skills
• Decision-making and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of providing education to large and small groups
• Interpersonal/human relations skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Job Duties:

• Provides patient care, in the assisted living, nursing home, and ambulatory care settings. 
• Conducts physical exams, complete health history summary, document patients progress, assist with patient care management. 
• Provides training and geriatrics education to heath care providers.

• Conducts geriatric screenings and assessments.
• Provides training and education opportunities to community physicians, interdisciplinary teams and their students on rapid geriatric assessment.
• Supports the attending physician and medical director in medical direction activities such as monthly QAPI meetings, interdiscipinary care meetings, and inservice trainings.
• Documents clinical visits in paper and electronic patient charts and submits billing for visits. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters degree in nursing, Missouri RN license, and certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse required. Geriatrics and post-acute care experience preferred. 

Saint Louis University requires COVID-19 vaccinations and a booster dose for all students, staff, and faculty who are physically present on our St. Louis campuses. As a prospective and/or a new employee at Saint Louis University, you will be/are required to comply with the Universitys vaccination protocol. Proof of full vaccination is required before the start of employment in order to work at Saint Louis University. If you are not vaccinated, you are required to begin the vaccination process at the time of your first day of employment and submit proof of full vaccination within 30 days of your start date. Exemptions may be granted on the grounds of religious beliefs or medical circumstances. Failure to comply with the vaccine requirement within 30 days of an employees start date will result in termination of the employment.  Proof of vaccine will be submitted through an online portal made available to you during your Workday onboarding tasks.

The University will require all students, faculty and staff to obtain a booster vaccine dose prior to their start date, This applies to:
â¢Â Â   All adults over the age of 18 years who completed their vaccine series with Pfizer or Moderna at least 6 months ago.  
â¢Â Â   Those who received the J&J vaccine at least two months ago. 

SSM Health and Saint Louis University have reached an âœagreement in principle❠to fully integrate SLUCare, the School of Medicines faculty clinical practice, with SSM Health. The proposed SLUCare-SSM integration is the result of a partnership that has grown between the School of Medicine, SLUCare, SSM Health. SLUCares integration with SSM Health would create one of the regions leading integrated healthcare networks with a new Academic Medical Group (SLUCare) and a Community Medical Group. It would expand access to quality, Catholic health care to more patients across the St. Louis region, and would allow SLUCare to grow and flourish.  Please note, that if you are considered for a position and accept an offer with SLUCare, all SLUCare faculty and staff will be offered employment by SSM Health, effective with a goal date of July 1,2022.