Adv Pract Prof - General Surgery

POSITION SUMMARY**:
** The Advance Practice Professional (APP) is an individual with clinical/surgical expertise. The APP completes comprehensive patient health evaluations (including biological, social and psychological assessments) in collaboration with the appropriate clinical/faculty team. The APP assesses, and coordinates the educational and psychosocial needs of the surgery patient and caretakers. The APP develops and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, and coordinates discharge planning (as applicable) and appropriate post hospital follow up.

The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students and performs diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures. The APP participates in all aspects of the global management of the surgical patient throughout the system.
** Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable.  Such service may include, but are not limited to.
** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER**:*
* ** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
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* EXPERIENCE:

** 1. Acute care, surgical, critical care, or trauma experience preferred.  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT**:*
* ** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
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* EXPERIENCE:

** 1. Acute care, surgical, critical care or trauma experience preferred.  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

** The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned. 10. Manages comprehensive and individualized care through the inpatient and immediate post-discharge phase of the patient’s hospitalization experience and in the outpatient setting (as applicable).
12. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.
18. Evaluates the effectiveness of the surgery patient/family teaching and collaborates with the nursing and clinical staff in the completion of education plan.  20. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families.
21. Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safe manner.
23. Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teaching strategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospital staff, students, patients, families and the community.
25. Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
26. Completes all identified clinical competencies.
37. Participates and initiates inter-disciplinary approaches to patient care, program development and education.  Serves as a professional role model.
38. Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in the delivery of care to surgical patients and families throughout the inpatient hospitalization, and the ambulatory setting.
46. Other duties/projects as assigned.
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* PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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* SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

** 1. Proficiency with computers.
2. Strong communication skills.
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