Adv Practice Provider II-Burns

Primary Purpose

Responsible for providing health care for patients in designated primary or specialty area, including patient diagnoses, treatment, education, and referrals. Serves as a resource and role model for clinical practice, training, evaluation and direct management of practitioners and students in all areas encompassed by the service line to ensure optimal patient care quality. Assist leadership in assessing, planning, organizing, and implementing designated advanced practice provider activities.

Minimum

Specifications Education

• Physician Assistant:
  Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant Program recognized by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN):
  Master's degree in nursing accredited through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN).

Experience

• 3+ years of clinical experience as an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) performing the same or similar job duties.
• 5+ years of clinical experience as an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in any field.

Certification/Registration/Licensure

• Must have current healthcare provider BLS for Healthcare Providers certification from one of the following:
  American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Military Training Network.
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 90 days of hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Current certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 90 days of hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Must meet and maintain licensing and registration requirements as delineated by the Medical Staff Bylaws, Medical Staff Rules and Regulations, and Credentialing Policies/Procedures.

Physician Assistant

• Current, valid Physician Assistant licensure from the Texas Board of Physician Assistants.
• Current certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

• Current RN licensure from the Texas Board of Nursing, or a valid Compact RN license.
• Current licensure from the Texas Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with authorization to practice as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• Current valid prescription authorization number from the Texas Board of Nursing.

Active Certification as a Nurse Practitioner

• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care (PNP-AC) by PNCB.
• Adult-Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by ANCC the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACNCC).
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) by ANCC or AACNCC.

Skills or Special Abilities

• Provides care to assigned patient population in accordance with the current State of Texas Nursing Practice Act or Texas Medical Board Rules, as applicable to licensure, established protocols, multidisciplinary plan of care, and clinical area‑specific standards.
• Must demonstrate leadership ability through both superior clinical skills and as a practice development resource.
• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have effective leadership skills to include motivation, recruitment, retention, and change management.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of Parkland policies, structure, procedures, and mission.
• Must demonstrate patient‑centered behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Performs all clinical practitioner service activities in the designated specialty area, including obtaining histories, performing physical exams, making assessments, and ordering tests to adequately assess, determine diagnoses, and plan care. Provides optimal medical decision making and patient care management, consistent with the PHHS mission, to ensure good health outcomes. Uses written medical protocols and consultants appropriately.
• Records health history, findings, treatments, and recommendations accurately, clearly, and concisely.…