Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Trauma Stroke

Ochsner Health•Lafayette, LA

About The Position

This position provides acute care in a collaborative model alongside residents, fellows, attending physicians, and staff caring for the organization’s outpatient clinic patients. Under the supervision of the Medical Director or an approved staff physician, the role works with PCCs, staff nurses, and the discharge coordinator to plan, implement, and evaluate medical and nursing care. The position is responsible for primary and urgent medical management, emergency stabilization of critically ill patients, teaching residents and medical students, staff development and education, patient education, and discharge planning. The role delivers patient care using approved medical practices and criteria addressing patients’ physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related needs. It adapts communication and care to the patient population and provides education to patients’ families, staff, other health professionals, and the community. The position requires a flexible schedule, including availability for 24/7 coverage, weekends, holidays, and on-call work, as well as reliable transportation to travel between facilities. The work takes place in patient-care areas and involves direct patient contact and potential exposure to blood, body fluids, tissue, communicable diseases, hazardous medications, and hazardous waste. Physical demands include medium work, prolonged standing, and stooping, bending, reaching, grabbing, and manual dexterity. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

For the Nurse Practitioner pathway: Master’s or Doctorate degree as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant medicine or Health Sciences, or graduation from an approved Physician Assistant Training Program.
Nurse Practitioner: Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist by AACN or ANCC.
Nurse Practitioner: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Nurse Practitioner: Eligibility for prescriptive authority in the state of practice as outlined by the State Board of Nursing.
Physician Assistant: Current Physician Assistant license in the state of practice.
Physician Assistant: NCCPA certification.
Physician Assistant: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Physician Assistant: Eligibility for prescriptive authority in the state of practice as outlined by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
Computer skills and dexterity for data entry and retrieval of required job information.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
Proficiency with Windows-style applications, software specific to the role, and keyboard use.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Working knowledge of Advanced Practice Provider policies and protocols at department and campus/system levels.
Reliable transportation and ability to travel throughout and between facilities.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including 24/7 availability, weekends, holidays, and on-call availability.
Ability to meet the physical demands of medium work, including prolonged standing, stooping, bending, reaching, grabbing, and manual dexterity.
Required work in patient-care areas, including direct patient contact and potential occupational exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous medications, and hazardous waste.

Nice To Haves

Three years of related work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using approved medical practices.
Provide care based on patients’ physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related needs, appropriate to the ages of patients served.
Assume responsibility for primary and urgent medical management and emergency stabilization of critically ill patients.
Plan, implement, and evaluate medical and nursing care in association with PCCs, staff nurses, and the discharge coordinator.
Teach residents and medical students.
Support staff development and education.
Provide education to patients, families, staff, other health professionals, and the community.
Adapt behavior and communication to the patient population, including respecting privacy, introducing oneself appropriately, explaining services and procedures, requesting permissions, and adapting communication style.
Maintain an attitude of inquiry toward medical practices and patient-care outcomes, and potentially develop research methodology.
Remain knowledgeable about applicable federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements, and ensure compliance.
Perform other related duties as required.