HPB Surgery- NP​/PA

Job Overview

Department: 02426 GCMG HPB Surgery:
Cabarrus - Surgery:
Liver and Pancreatic

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details: Daytime, 10 hour shift model

Pay Range: $47.50 - $71.25

• Hybrid
• Daytime, 10 hour shift model
• Equivalent of one week of call every 4 weeks (5pm - 7am)

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Performs minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures.
• Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determines treatment plan for patient.
• Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
• Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
• Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested.

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations.

Schedule primarily composed of weekday shifts, greater than 200 hours of weekend and/or night coverage, but less than 400 hours.

• Must have or be eligible for a DEA license.
• Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state.
• Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in SC required.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice.
• Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.

• Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required.
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse required.
• Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required (ACNP, AGACNP, AGNP, PNP, or PNP-AC). Board certification preferred according to population served.

• Patient Care: Ability to provide patient centered care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
• Medical Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care.
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement: Ability to investigate and evaluate patient care practices, appraise, and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve patient care practices.
• Interpersonal and Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, families, and professional associates.
• Professionalism: Ability to demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population.
• Systems-Based Practice: Demonstrate an awareness of and responsibilities to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value.

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to age specific issues and data reflective of the patient’s status. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the following age groups:

Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job. Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes. Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user  password.

• Base compensation within the listed pay range based on qualifications.
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on role.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.