Advanced Practice Clinician - Inpatient - Hospital Medicine

## Advanced Practice Clinician
- Inpatient
- Hospital Medicine Apply:
South Philadelphia, PA:
Full time:
Posted Today:
REQ-0035864
** Number of Positions In

Requisition
** 1
* * 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 service.
** Job Description
**** 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
** Work Shift
** Rotating (United States of America)
** Worker Sub Type
** Regular
* * Employee Entity
** Methodist Associates in Healthcare, Inc. (d/b/a Jefferson Community Physicians)
** Primary Location Address
** 2301 South Broad Street,, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and…