Nurse Practitioner, PER DIEM - Vascular Surgery

Organization

PAMF-Palo Alto Medical Foundation CAD

Assesses, diagnoses, plans and implements the medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician. Functions within the full scope of licensure; accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in assigned area. Develops, implements, manages an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life‑style factors.

Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications. Adheres to entity policies, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations and codes to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience. Engages in continuous growth and development in professional advanced nursing practice. Follows ambulatory care and inpatient standardized procedures, protocols, policy and procedures regulated by the State of California Nurse Practice Act.

These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

• Manages the medical care for patients utilizing clinical protocols in collaboration with the physicians.
• Performs a physical exam if indicated.
• Ensures individualized health maintenance status to include, but not limited to, vaccinations, screening for risk factors, mental status baseline, dental screening and other appropriate functional assessments.
• Conducts diagnostic examinations, complies and updates detailed medical histories.
• Consults with supervising physician in cases of abnormal examination of test findings and when implementing clinical protocols.
• Perform standardized procedures without the direct observation, supervision or approval of a physician.
• May facilitate care to a community practitioner, upon discharge.

• Conducts patient and family assessment encompassing physiological, spiritual and emotional areas.

• Collaborates and communicates with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to interpret, adjust, and coordinate patient care plan to ensure a plan of care that is patient centric with continuity of care.
• Partners with peers, other healthcare providers, and management to effectively improve patient outcomes and provide the highest care quality.
• May partner to streamline patient workflow.
• Communicates patients’ plan of care to co‑workers and other departments.
• May facilitate transfer to a community practitioner.

• Provides competent, compassionate and cost‑effective patient care in accordance with unit, department, hospital policies, scientific principles, evidence‑based nursing practice/process, nursing objectives and standards of care.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for each patient and their families/support group in accordance with entity regulations.
• Delegates tasks appropriately/effectively to team members based on legal scopes of practice, licensure, educational preparation, appropriate guidelines and individual capability.
• Communicates with and explains treatments/activities to patient and family in a clear, open‑ended, collaborative manner showing care and concern, using teach‑back to ensure patient understanding of explanations, and integrating patient learning and educational needs.
• Maintains mindfulness in delivery of individualized care and in communication with patients and families, with a safety focus.
• Delivers safe and effective patient care in compliance with established entity policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal regulations to provide the…