Advanced Practice Provider; PA​/NP - UNCFP Family Medicine Chatham Emergency Department; Per Diem

Description

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The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is a primary clinical service provider on the ED team, working collaboratively with Family Medicine attending physicians and Chatham Hospital nursing staff to provide high quality, cost effective and seamless care to patients in the Chatham ED. The NP/PA is expected to perform duties and responsibilities with significant autonomy and self-direction. The NP/PA will provide direct care including diagnosis, medication management, ordering of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and ensuring timely and accurate documentation of all services.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and customer service skills, as well as proven excellence in clinical care including urgent and emergency care.

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is a primary clinical service provider on the ED team, working collaboratively with Family Medicine attending physicians and Chatham Hospital nursing staff to provide high quality, cost effective and seamless care to patients in the Chatham ED. The NP/PA is expected to perform duties and responsibilities with significant autonomy and self-direction. The NP/PA will provide direct care including diagnosis, medication management, ordering of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and ensuring timely and accurate documentation of all services.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and customer service skills, as well as proven excellence in clinical care including urgent and emergency care.

Summary:

A Physician Assistant functions as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in accordance with privileges approved by the credentialing committee to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients within the APPs scope of practice in collaboration with a supervising physician. The APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of the organization, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:
1. Clinical
- Obtains relevant health and medical history, performs thorough physical assessment, reviews and interprets pertinent diagnostic tests/results. Develops appropriate differential diagnoses. Develops and implements treatment plans including prescribing/ordering of appropriate evidence-based pharmacological agents consistent with departmental guidelines and privileging, and schedules appropriate follow-up management. Actively incorporates evidence-based hospital initiatives to improve patient care. Conducts preventive health screening based on age, history and patient needs.

Maintains clear comprehensive yet concise records of all aspects of patient care. Maintains essential knowledge of general disease and pathologic processes. Maintains extensive knowledge of their specialty literature including awareness of developing areas. Consistently derives correct diagnoses through synthesis of clinical data and proper selection and interpretation of diagnostic studies. Develops comprehensive differential diagnoses for patients. Revises the plan of care to meet the changing needs of the patient.

Prioritizes work and assists staff to provide prompt and efficient client flow. Consistently maintains high productivity according to identified standards. Leads/participates in projects to improve productivity. Appropriately performs medical procedures consistent with departmental guidelines, privileging, and clinical roles/responsibilities.
2. Education
- Appropriately and professionally educates clients and/or families regarding medical condition, treatment, and follow-up. Collaborates with clinicians, staff, and students to promote continuity and patient/family centered care. Develops educational materials based on learning needs of clinicians, staff, and students. Provide education/instruction to physicians, house staff, nursing, ancillaries and/or students. Actively recognizes and participates in identification and achievement of self-learning needs. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
3. Leadership
- Provides instruction to physicians, house staff, nursing, ancillaries and/or students including but not limited to precepting, shadowing, lectures, training classes, CE, rounds, morning report, and or staff meetings. Participates in community/network outreach programs. Develops/leads community/network outreach programs. Demonstrates both an understanding of the contexts and system in which healthcare is provided and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care delivery.

Leads/participates in systems improvements.
4. Professional
- Interacts with patients and families in a respectful, courteous and timely fashion using appropriate communication for the patient and situation. Interacts collaboratively with…