Inpatient Care Advanced Practice Provider

2 weeks ago


Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health Full time
Position Overview

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP), comprising both Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, plays a crucial role within the acute care hospital environment, working synergistically as a vital component of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The APP is responsible for delivering comprehensive medical care on the inpatient hospitalist service.

Assessment & Management
  • Conducts thorough history and physical examinations, ensuring accurate documentation in the medical records.
  • Utilizes appropriate assessment techniques to order and gather relevant diagnostic information and procedures as necessary.
  • Acts as the primary responder for nursing and house staff during patient status changes, orders, and critical situations requiring procedural and resuscitative actions.
  • Evaluates risks associated with the management of acute and complex chronically ill patients, including medication side effects, immobility, nutritional impairment, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, immunocompetence, and invasive interventions.
  • Maintains an average daily census of patients.
Diagnosis
  • Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to establish diagnoses for acute and complex chronic conditions.
  • Oversees diagnostic testing through ordering, interpretation, execution, and supervision.
  • Develops differential diagnoses based on priority.
  • Identifies complications and prescribes appropriate interventions.
Care Plan Development
  • Determines expected outcomes from diagnoses and formulates a documented care plan addressing complex acute and chronic healthcare needs.
  • Employs evidence-based practice guidelines and protocols to create a dynamic, individualized care plan applicable across the continuum of care.
  • Implements and adjusts the care plan as necessary.
  • Prescribes diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
  • May perform advanced procedures within the scope of privileges and competency validation.
Communication & Collaboration
  • Ensures continuous communication and collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
  • Facilitates effective communication with patients, families, and staff to enhance continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Documentation
  • Records essential components of patient progress through daily notes, transfer summaries, discharge summaries, and clinic notes as applicable.
  • Ensures documentation is timely, adheres to acute care compliance standards, and accurately reflects patient acuity.
Professional Development
  • Exhibits professional practice behaviors, including mentoring and educating graduate students.
  • Seeks opportunities for active participation in research and the evaluation of evidence-based practices.
  • Engages in Advanced Practice Grand Rounds and specialty-specific meetings.
  • Maintains continuing education units (CEUs) and membership in a professional organization.
  • Possesses a Master’s Degree.
  • Holds National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
  • Is certified in Basic Life Support (BLS).
  • EPIC EMR training is preferred.

About the Institution

Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health are committed to reimagining healthcare and higher education to deliver exceptional value. With a workforce exceeding 65,000 individuals, we are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate clinical care, enhancing community health, preparing future leaders for 21st-century careers, and advancing knowledge through research. Our institution, which dates back to 1824, comprises multiple colleges and schools offering over 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health is recognized as one of the top 15 not-for-profit healthcare systems in the nation, serving patients through numerous encounters each year across multiple hospital campuses and outpatient locations.

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