Endocrinology - Advanced Practice Clinician

Endocrinology - Advanced Practice Clinician - Jefferson New Jersey Job Details

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant expected to provide comprehensive ambulatory care.

• Works in collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare team and provides comprehensive care in the Endocrinology ambulatory practice.
• 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.
• May serve as first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes and procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Assesses risks associated with care of 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 to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidence‑based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic 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.
• Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and/or clinic note where applicable (H&P, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary).
• Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and evidence‑based practice analysis.
• 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.

$ to $ Annual — the actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

Workday Day (United States of America)

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Kennedy Medical Group, Practice, PC

354 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road, Sewell, New Jersey, United States of America

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 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, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part‑time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care