Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Gastroenterology & Hepatology - MUSCP

Job Description Summary

The successful applicant will be a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant interested in working full-time in the care of gastrointestinal patients. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will join a busy and thriving Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division that includes Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, Gastroenterology Fellows, Hepatology and General Gastroenterology APPs. The Division’s nationally recognized Digestive Disease Center brings together a multidisciplinary team of gastroenterologists, surgeons, hepatologists, and radiologists to provide the highest level of comprehensive care for patients with a wide variety of digestive diseases and disorders.

Clinical services are coordinated within five sections: liver disease, pancreatic and biliary disease, gastrointestinal cancer, functional and inflammatory bowel disease, and nutrition. This position will have a focus in general gastroenterology.

University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials

Employee

Regular

CC000968 COM DOM Gastroenterology CC

Salary

Health-33

40

Fair Labor Standards Act Status:
Salaried/Exempt

Hours per week: 40 hours per week

Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Outpatient

13years-death

Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

or

APRN License Type/Certification:

• AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP):
  Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.

• FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

Preferred 2 years of experience as a PA, FNP or ANP

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:

Basic Life Support (BLS).

If applicable, DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations

• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline

• Documents and bills for direct care provided

• Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice

• Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research

• Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization

• Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education

• Potential to precept students at MUSC enrolled as an advanced practice provider student; and facilitates the learning of other new team members

• APRN or PA must maintain licenses, certifications, CNEs/CMEs, etc. as required by applicable policies and state law

• Assess the health status of gastrointestinal patients through the performance of history, physical examination, diagnostic testing, and endoscopic procedures in the outpatient/inpatient settings. Assist in the development of short and long-term patient care goals and treatments, order and interpret appropriate and indicated diagnostic studies, and prescribe appropriate and indicated treatments and medications with authorized prescriptive privileges in accordance with established PA/APRN guidelines and/or in collaboration with supervising/collaborating physicians.
  
  Complete required documentation legibly, thoroughly, and in a timely manner. Assist with infusion/injection of biologic therapy to patients. Assure coordination and continuity of inpatient and outpatient care. Facilitate contact with attending physicians as appropriate. Assure timely feedback to referring physicians. Assist with follow-up care, including scheduling of follow-up visits and interfacing with community services to ensure the optimal transition of the patient and family into the community setting.
  
  Make early post-procedure telephone contacts with discharged patients. Triage patient/family phone calls with appropriate management of specific problems by pre-established protocol. Report directly to the Division Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology regarding patient and administrative matters.

• Plan and manage care in…