Advanced Practice Clinician - Vascular Surgery

Advanced Practice Clinician

The advanced practice provider (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. The APP provides comprehensive care on the inpatient Vascular Surgery service.

• 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 the first responder for nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Assesses 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 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.

• 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.

• Documents/dictates key components of patient’s progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable.
• Ensures 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 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/ACLS certification

Salary Range: $ to $ (actual hiring rate determined by experience, skills and qualifications). This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.

Benefits:
Comprehensive package 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, voluntary benefits, and group rates on insurance and discounts.

Shift: Workday Day (United States of America).

333 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, New Jersey, United States of America.

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