Nurse Practitioner

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Patient care in the Division of General Surgery, Comprehensive Weight Management Program.

The Advanced Practice Clinician (physician assistant/nurse practitioner) role in the Comprehensive Weight Management Program provides care to patients in a University Health Sciences clinic. Individuals will provide outpatient care for medically complex patients with obesity and obesity related conditions. We seek a patient-focused, compassionate, self-motivated provider with excellent communication skills who has the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Our APCs are valued members of our teams and work collaboratively with physicians as well as independently. In addition to working in a world class institution with excellent benefits, there is ongoing education, practice standards guided by evidence-based research, and opportunities for quality improvement projects and research involvement.

The Comprehensive Weight Management Program is a multi-disciplinary program that currently consists of physicians, APCs, dietitians, and an exercise physiologist along with collaboration with other specialists.

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, 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.

• Independent outpatient clinic 4 days per week and 1 administrative day per week.
• Provide dietary and lifestyle education to promote weight loss.
• Prescribing FDA approved medications for the treatment of obesity according to state and federal guidelines.
• Provide appropriate treatment and care for patients with obesity related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, fatty liver disease, etc.
• Providing appropriate care for bariatric surgery and general surgery patients in the pre- and post-op period.
• Assess and treat vitamin and nutrient deficiencies when necessary.
• Respond to outpatient messages, telephone calls and MyChart inbox management.
• Obtaining and reviewing patient’s medical history.
• Conducting physical examinations.
• Ordering and reviewing laboratory studies as well as diagnostic procedures.
• Reviewing patients’ progress and managing patient care accordingly.
• Maintaining all required documentation for patient care.
• Providing training to clinical and non-clinical staff as needed.
• Participating in team meetings, education conferences, and special projects as required.
• Assist in the collection of data for research projects.

• 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…