Advanced Practice Provider

Department Memorial Medical Group - Surgery & Trauma

• The Trauma and General Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for providing comprehensive care to the adult well and sick patient. The APP educates patients and/or their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems, maintain current health, and intervene in acute or chronic illness.

Reports directly to Director of Nursing

• Assess health status of the trauma and general surgery patient, through complete physician examination and medical history, which may include psychosocial, cognitive, and personal assets and limitations of the patient/family.
• Documents assessment data appropriately for progress notes, using appropriate terminology and format and integrates the information, as well as significant clinical data into the plan of care.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology in the assessment and plan of care.
• Establishes medical diagnosis; orders and evaluates diagnostic studies; performs and monitors therapeutic procedures; assesses and/or recommends follow-up plans under the direction of a supervising physician.
• Collaborates with supervising surgeon, as well as interdisciplinary physicians, in a collegial manner, in order to create a plan of care for the patient.
• Completes all documentation on assigned patients, in a timely fashion including H&P, progress notes, consult notes, and discharge summaries.
• Reports all abnormal findings in a timely manner, orders appropriate diagnostic studies and documents response in progress notes.
• Manages an appropriate caseload and completes work in time allotted.
• Responds to Level I and Level II trauma codes, as needed, prescribing appropriate treatment measures and emergency resuscitation in collaboration with the Trauma Surgeon and ED physician, per ATLS protocols.
• Collaborates with the Trauma Medical Director (TMD) and Trauma Program Manager (TPM) regarding administrative issues that require intervention and/or resolution.
• Participates in trauma program initiates related to designation as a Trauma Center.
• Provides formal and informal trauma related in-services and educational programs in which expert knowledge base is shared with staff.
• Actively participates in the department/hospital cost saving and productivity initiatives.
• Handles other duties, as assigned.
• Coordinates select projects/programs, including development and implementation of clinical pathways, guidelines, and protocols, as assigned by the TMD.
• Provides formal and informal trauma related in-services and educational programs in which expert knowledge base is shared with staff.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

• Graduate of an approved formal education program preparing nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
• Currently licensed in the State of Louisiana as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician's Assistant;
  Certified or certification eligible by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a primary care nurse practitioner or the National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• BLS, ACLS, and ATLS certification required, PALS preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of acute and chronic patient/family problems;
  Twelve hours continuing education or in-service hours required annually.
• Maintains and enhances a current level of knowledge relative to…