Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Norristown PA United States Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health Full time
The advanced practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) within the acute care hospital setting works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The APC provides comprehensive care on the inpatient Cardiothoracic Surgery service.

Assessment & Management
  • Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
  • Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
  • The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
  • Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
Diagnosis
  • Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
  • Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
  • Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
  • Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions
Formulates Plan of Care
  • Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
  • Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
  • Implements and modifies plan of care.
  • Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
  • May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
Communication and Collaboration
  • Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
  • Facilitates and communicates with patients, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
Documentation
  • Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary)
  • Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
Professional Practice
  • Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
  • Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
  • Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.
  • Maintains CEUs/CMEs, and membership in a professional organization.
  • 1-2 years' experience required, preferably in CCU/Cardiac Surgery setting
  • National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
  • BLS/ACLS certification
  • Detail oriented and committed attitude to excellence
  • Personal accountability
Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

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