Pulmonary Inpatient Medical- Night- Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant- Piedmont Atlanta Ho

Pulmonary Inpatient Medical
- Night
- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Overview

Member of a multidisciplinary care team that assists in coordination and management of post‑operative/post‑procedure and critically ill patients in the hospital, as well as evaluating pre‑ and post‑operative/post‑procedure patients in the ambulatory setting. Applies specialized skills and knowledge related to the care of patients in the CVOR, ICU, CCU and CVICU areas. Contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting, and provides leadership to the organization.

• Provides direct clinical services for pre‑operative and post‑operative patients and/or pre‑procedure and post‑procedure patients, within institutional guidelines and using evidence‑based clinical practice standards under the supervision of the supervising physician.
• Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, explaining the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of procedures to patients, patients’ families, and staff.
• Performs approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients’ clinical status and documents procedures in accordance with hospital requirements.
• Supports IRB‑approved clinical research/trials through a variety of activities including obtaining consent, ordering diagnostic tests, recording laboratory and diagnostic results, administering therapeutic interventions, and documenting and reporting patient outcomes including toxicities or adverse events.
• Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research.

• Assesses patients and performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribes necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Takes patient histories, conducts physical examinations, writes progress notes, prepares patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings, obtains psychosocial history relevant to patient care, and assumes responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Orders and schedules laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient, patients’ families, and staff.
• Monitors progress of patients, reports progress to supervising physician, and maintains record of each patient’s progress, consulting with supervising physician when patient progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing (Required).
• Master’s degree in Nursing (Required).
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistants program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board (Required).

• No experience required as a PA or NP.
• Demonstrates years of experience with and knowledge of current medical, surgical and pharmaceutical treatment modalities (Required).
• Experience in program development, quality improvement, research, development of evidence‑based clinical protocols, and regulatory readiness program planning (Required).
• Previous experience in professional presentations and group education.

• ACLS upon hire (Required).
• PA – Physician Assistant licensed in the state of Georgia upon hire (Required).
• ACNP – Acute Care Nurse Practitioner licensed for Advanced Practice Nursing (ACNP) in the state of Georgia upon hire (Required).