Advanced Practice Provider

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider

We are seeking a highly skilled Advanced Practice Provider to join our team at Virginia Jobs. As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality patient care and leading our healthcare team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive patient care services as part of a healthcare team.
• Assess, diagnose, and implement treatment plans for patients.
• Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Consult with other members of the healthcare team as needed.
• Instruct patients and family members regarding treatment.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical direction and leadership to the healthcare provider team in the care of patients.
• Perform comprehensive history and physical assessments.
• Document findings, noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings.
• Order and interpret diagnostic labs and tests.
• Form medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans.
• Prescribe and recommend pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Initiate specialty consultations and referrals as needed.
• Initiate and evaluate clinical pathways and protocols.
• Collaborate with attendings and fellows regarding admissions and community transfers.
• Facilitate the timely flow of patients via collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
• Recognize acute/emergent situations requiring immediate responsiveness and initiate life-saving interventions.
• Recognize and incorporate age-specific requirements, communicating plan of care with patients and families.
• Advocate for patients and family members in educational needs, treatment options, participation in care, and ethical issues.
• Provide consultation in specialty areas.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Coordinate meeting applicable clinical standards for all disciplines in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
• Explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of procedures to patients, patient families, staff, and students.
• Perform designated procedures after demonstrated competency.

Educational Responsibilities:

• Act as a clinical resource, utilizing formal and informal opportunities for the education of other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide education consistent with evidence-based practices and protocols.
• Precept APP students and provide mentoring for other APPs.
• Provide outreach and education to the community and within the Advanced Practice arena.
• Coordinate meeting applicable educational standards for all disciplines in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Act as a role model to colleagues, interdisciplinary team members, the institution, and the community.
• Demonstrate respect to all within the institution and community.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities in the development, mentorship, and empowerment of others within the healthcare community.
• Assume leadership role in the development of the Advanced Practice Role to patients, families, other healthcare professionals, and to the community.
• Coordinate meeting applicable leadership standards for all disciplines in collaboration with physician(s) and team members.
• Meet leadership competency standards.

Quality/Stewardship/Outcomes Responsibilities:

• Participate in, support, and lead quality assurance initiatives, performance improvement, benchmarking initiatives to advance patient care delivery.
• Utilize research and evidence-based practice in the delivery of patient care.
• Evaluate the implications of access, quality, safety, and cost on the delivery of healthcare.
• Participate in the development of instruments to measure patient and practice outcomes.
• Identify needs, variations, and interventions to ensure and improve quality care.
• Maintain compliance and regulatory documentation for the purposes of administration and reimbursement.
• Provide expertise in the measurement, development, evaluation, and communication of the status and progression of applicable patient care standards.
• Participate and contribute to departmental/divisional/institutional initiatives.
• Provide input in the annual review of other staff members.
• Assist in the development of clinical pathways and protocols.
• Participate in accreditation preparedness.
• Coordinate meeting applicable performance improvement standards for all disciplines in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.

Research Responsibilities:

• Pursue opportunities for active engagement in research and in the analysis of evidence-based practice.
• Coordinate meeting applicable research standards for all disciplines and areas of practice.

Professional Development Responsibilities:

• Maintain professional licensure, DEA registration (as applicable), certification, and practice agreements as required by the Virginia Board of Medicine or the Virginia Board of Nursing, national certification organizations, and the institution.
• Maintain and demonstrate competencies for designated privileges requested as required for ongoing professional practice evaluation and outcomes.
• Maintain Advanced certification(s).
• Pursue educational opportunities for professional growth (CEU/CME, conferences, and/or seminars, etc.).
• Serve on appropriate committees in department/division/institution and community.
• Participate in/present at M&M, Grand Rounds, etc.

Position Compensation Range: $89,143.28 Annual

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Master's Degree as an Advance Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner or as an Advance Practice Provider - Physician Assistant

Experience: One to two years minimum experience as an Advanced Practice Provider Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant preferred.

Licensure: License or license eligible as an Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) as set forth by the state of Virginia. If Nurse Practitioner, license to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia is required. Must demonstrate and maintain all credentialing and licensing requirements of the UVA Medical Center, the Virginia Board of Medicine or the Virginia Board of Nursing, and the appropriate certifying bodies. Must be enrolled with all payers through Delegated Credentialing and can participate in Medicaid and Medicare for billing. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required. Current PALS/NRP, as required specific to position. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling/bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids, and infectious disease.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group, and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

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