Neurosurgery - Advance Practice Clinician - Jefferson Abington

**Job Details**Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner**Job Description****Responsibilities:**The advanced practice provider (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 APP provides comprehensive care on the inpatient Neurosurgery 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.* Clinical skills: chest tube insertion and removal, arterial line insertion, central line insertion and removal, FAST exams.* Responsible for attending and conducting assessments on all level 1 and 2 traumas* Attending daily trauma roundsDiagnosis* 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 interventionsFormulates 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 patient, 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, and membership in a professional organization.**Qualifications**Master’s DegreeNational Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician AssistantBLS/ACLS certification**Work Shift**Workday Day (United States of America)**Worker Sub Type**Regular**Employee Entity**Abington Memorial Hospital**Primary Location Address**120 Medical Campus Drive, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States of AmericaNationally 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. , 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. , 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. 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 educational 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. **Benefits**Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.For more benefits information, please clickIn keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. #J-18808-Ljbffr