Trauma Surgery- Advanced Practice Clinician

Trauma Surgery
- Advanced Practice Clinician

Jefferson Health

The advanced practice clinician (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) within the acute care hospital setting works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team.

• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient, including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis and formulates and documents a plan of care.
• Utilizes evidence‑based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
• Implements and modifies plan of care.
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates communication with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient continuum.
• Documents/dictates key components of patient’s progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary and/or clinic note.
• Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
• Demonstrates professional practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidence‑based practice.
• Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.
• Maintains CEUs and membership in a professional organization.

• Master’s Degree
• National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• BLS certification

Workday Day (United States of America)

Jefferson University Physicians

• 1100-04 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• 111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson Health is one of the top 15 not‑for‑profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serving patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospital campuses, 700+ outpatient and urgent care locations.

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full‑time and part‑time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, and voluntary benefits. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full‑time service or two years of part‑time service.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Jefferson Health’s career site and submit your application for the Trauma Surgery‑Advanced Practice Clinician position.