Vascular Surgery Advanced Practice Clinician

Vascular Surgery Advanced Practice Clinician

Location:

1100 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States of America

Type of Opportunity:
Full time

Full Time Equivalent: 1.0

Summary: Assists Physicians during vascular procedures/surgeries. Post procedure/operatively rounds on patients and manages patient care. Provides patient assessment/follow up in Vascular Clinic.

At Presbyterian, it’s not just what we do that matters. It’s how we do it. How we do things here makes all the difference. Presbyterian Medical Group seeks a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join our established practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We’re all about well-being, starting with yours. We offer a nationally competitive salary with relocation allowance available, CME allowance and fully paid malpractice insurance.

• Weekly mix of clinic, OR, and call
• Call taken in rotation with the other APCs along with surgeons
• Full spectrum of vascular surgery procedures performed
• Team consists of four surgeons and five APCs

• Assists surgeons with inpatient and outpatient procedures and major surgery
• Closure of wounds
• Medical Decision Making
• Order and interpret lab and radiology results and formulate a medical plan of care according to protocols. Daily medical management of inpatients in collaboration with physician.
• Round on hospitalized patients
• Performs admission history and physicals
• Performs discharge planning functions, family case conferences and dictates discharge summaries
• Coordinate patient care and follow-up for vascular patients on the vascular service
• Coordinate with OR and CVL to ensure proper equipment and supplies are available for surgical cases
• Sees and evaluate new patients and completes history and physical exams and consultations in collaboration with physician
• Presents patient to surgeons and assists in formulating a treatment plan, ordering appropriate lab and radiographic studies and performs office procedures; such as suture & staple removal, superficial wound debridement
• Evaluate postoperative patients and routine follow up visits
• See same day patients when required
• Triage new and existing patients over the phone
• Review ancillary reports with the physicians
• Provide appropriate patient education
• Review vascular and venous studies with patients and physicians to formulate a treatment plan
• Review MRA and CT scans with physician to formulate a treatment plan
• Coordinate surgical scheduling to ensure maximum efficiency in surgeon s schedule
• Performs other functions as required.

• Nurse Practitioner:
  Masters degree in Nursing, New Mexico Nurse Practitioner license, ANCC or AANP certification required.
• Physician Assistant:
  Baccalaureate prepared CAHEA Certified Physician Assistant or two (2) years working experience as a Certified Physician Assistant, and licensed by the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners required.

• Robust wellness program, including free access to on‑site and community‑based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more.
• Day‑one effective benefits plan consisting of medical, dental, vision and more.
• Exceptional retirement plans – 403b retirement savings program with both matching programs and employer contributions.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not‑for‑profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi‑specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with over 14,000 employees – including 1,200 providers and 4,000 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 600,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Commercial health plans.

Presbyterian's Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari. Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non‑clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state's…