Advanced Practice Clinician-Cardiac Critical Care Health

## Advanced Practice Clinician-Cardiac Critical Care-Jefferson Health
- New Jersey Apply locations:
Gloucester County, NJtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
REQ-0030104
** Job Details
** 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. The APC provides comprehensive care on the inpatient cardiac critical care service.
________________________________________  Assessment & Management  
• 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 APC 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.  ________________________________________  Diagnosis  
• 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.  ________________________________________  Formulates Plan of Care  
• 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.  ________________________________________  Communication and Collaboration  
• 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.  ________________________________________  Documentation  
• 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, death summary) in the medical record per specific patient unit or service.  
• Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards, and captures patient acuity.  ________________________________________  Professional Practice  
• 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 Advanced Practice Grand Rounds and specialty-specific meetings.  
• Maintains CEUs and membership in a professional organization.  ________________________________________  Qualifications  
• Master’s Degree  
• National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant  
• BLS certification
** Job Description
** 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. The APC provides comprehensive care on the inpatient cardiac critical care service.________________________________________  Assessment & Management  
• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.  
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment…