Advanced Practice Provider - General Surgery​/Trauma Clinic

ST. CHARLES MEDICAL GROUP

ADVANCE PRACTICE PROVIDER
- Trauma Clinic

TITLE: Advanced Practice Provider - General Surgery/Trauma Clinic

REPORTS TO POSITION: Trauma Medical Director

DEPARTMENT: SCMG Trauma & Acute Care Surgical Specialists

DATE LAST REVIEWED: July 16, 2025

OUR VISION: Creating Americas healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: St. Charles Trauma & Acute Care Surgical Services currently employs Advanced Practice Providers with varying levels of experience as well as surgeons board certified in surgical critical care. There are community general surgeons and occasionally locum surgeons doing contracted work with the team as well. The division is now expanding to employ Advanced Practice Providers providing Trauma care in clinics.

Advanced practice providers on the trauma service are expected to comply with all Oregon State Trauma program requirements and expected to actively participate in quality improvement projects and community outreach education.

POSITION OVERVIEW: Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are directly responsible for all aspects of caring for Trauma patients throughout their hospital stay and clinic follow up in a collaborative team-based approach. They meet regularly with diverse healthcare professionals to provide multidisciplinary care for trauma patients.

Work schedule: Provider shall be a full-time based exempt provider. Typical work hours will be 4 days a week variable depending on business need Monday - Friday 8-5.

Call expectation: None at this time but may change with advanced notice.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Clinical Expectations:

• The Trauma Clinic APP will work in a clinic setting with both adult and pediatric patients.
• Obtains pertinent medical history and appropriate physical evaluations. Orders and interprets pertinent lab and/or x-ray studies and conveys the information obtained to the collaborating surgeon in a meaningful way.
• Performs and documents preoperative and preadmission histories and physicals as well as discharge summaries.
• Counsels patients on pre and post-operative care, recovery and expectations, and on traumatic disorders and conditions.
• Facilitates referrals to community health facilities, agencies and resources.
• Recognizes medical emergencies and initiates evaluative and treatment procedures necessary in life-threatening situations, and immediately reports to supervising physician.
• Accurately writing or executing standing orders or other orders as directed by the collaborating physician.
• Prepares transfer orders, discharge summaries, referral physician letters, home prescriptions, and other records as instructed by the collaborating physician.
• Consults with the physicians, nursing staff, and technicians in order to evaluate standards of patient care provided and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Completes clinical records in a timely manner fostering good communication between the health care providers and providing for continuity of care and coordination of services.
• Prescribes medications within the scope of their practice and Oregon law.
• Performs surgical procedures within the scope of their practice and the law, under the direction of the collaborating physician.
• Assists in the operating room as needed.
• Facilitate or provide drug addiction intervention in the form of Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT)
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient, and accurate

Administrative Expectations:

• Documents all patient care within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and completes all necessary tasks in compliance with health system policies and regulatory agencies to ensure timely and accurate billing.
• Be familiar with the SCHS organization structure.
• Participate in team meetings and assist in policy and clinical practice guidelines for the Trauma Program.
• Keep medical knowledge and skills current through regular CME activity. Must attest to having adequate (CME) to meet maintenance of board certification and compliance with MSO rules and continuing privileges without restriction.
• Keep all licenses and appropriate certifications current and unrestricted.
• Maintain active privileges at a St. Charles Health System hospital sufficient to permit performance of job duties.

Behavioral Expectations:

• Participates in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests. Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Delivers first-rate customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, and is timely, efficient, and accurate, and courteous.
• Educates, counsels, and assists patients and families…