Physician Assistant​/Surgery - Transplant​/Utah​/Locum Tenens​/PS Nurse Practitioner

Position: Physician Assistant / Surgery - Transplant / Utah / Locum Tenens / PS Nurse Practitioner

PS Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

Patient care in the Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery
The Transplant APC (Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner) role in the division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery provides care at the University of Utah Hospital. Individual will provide care to kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients, as well as hepatobiliary and general surgery patients. Responsibilities of this role are inpatient and will include participating in mainly postoperative care of transplant and hepatobiliary patients.

Prior experience with transplant/surgery preferred but not required.
As a patient-focused organization, the University of Utah Health Sciences exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The Health Sciences Center seeks faculty and staff who are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.
This position is considered Category I:
Mandatory and required on-campus or health care facilities to support on-site operations. Employees hired into this category will be required to be physically located at the work site if they are healthy and without COVID-19 symptoms.

Responsibilities
14 shifts a month (12-hour shifts), includes nights, holidays, and weekends. Patient population consists of kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients; kidney donors; hepatobiliary patients; general surgery procedures on pre- and post-transplant patients; inpatient liver transplant evaluations. Performs physical examinations and takes complex medical histories on high acuity patients. Orders and reviews laboratory studies, as well as diagnostic procedures. Reviews patients' progress and managing patient care accordingly.

Maintains all required documentation for patient care. Develops treatment plans in conjunction with attending physicians to provide optimal patient medical and surgical management. Facilitates inpatient multidisciplinary rounds daily on post operative patients. Participates in continuing medical education to include specialty and sub-specialty meetings, boards, and conferences. Orders consultations and interacts with members of other specialty medical teams. Participates in and presents Morbidity and Mortality presentations.

Participates in kidney and liver transplant selection committees. Participates in monthly APC education meetings. Participate in other meetings and trainings as outlined by leadership team. Procedures:
Line/drain removal, wound care, suturing. Assists in the operating room as needed for kidney, pancreas, liver transplants. Other surgeries include laparoscopic/robotic hernia repairs, liver resections, PD catheter insertions/removals, donor nephrectomies, native nephrectomies, etc. Assists in the collection of data for research as necessary.

• The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

Minimum Qualifications
Required
Licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Utah.
Preferred
Certification in ACLS/BLS/NRP/ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria.
Utah State prescriptive privileges.
Licensure is obtained by completing a Master's degree in Nursing or equivalency (the only equivalency to the Master's degree is current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner) and a National Certification which requires the successful completion of a nationally accredited examination.
UHPPM 1-56 requires that newly hired non-physician providers apply for credentialing and privileging at the time of hire.
This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated…