Neurology - Advance Practice Clinician - Einstein Montgomery

Jefferson Health Plans•Plymouth Township, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) works in an ambulatory setting as an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team and provides comprehensive care in the Neurology ambulatory practice. The role includes assessing and managing patients, contributing to diagnoses, developing and implementing plans of care, documenting patient progress, communicating and collaborating with the care team, and maintaining professional practice standards. The clinician performs histories and physical examinations, gathers and orders diagnostic information, evaluates risks associated with acute and complex chronic illness, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on diagnoses and treatment. The clinician formulates individualized, evidence-based plans of care, prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions, and may perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and validated competencies. The role also requires timely documentation, communication that supports continuity of care, participation in professional education and research activities, and maintenance of continuing education and professional organization membership.

Requirements

Master’s degree.
National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Perform and document complete histories and physical examinations.
Order and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques, diagnostic information, and procedures where indicated.
May act as a first responder when patient status changes or when procedural or resuscitative interventions are needed.
Assess risks associated with care of acute and complex chronically ill patients, including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team to diagnose acute and complex chronic conditions.
Manage diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
Formulate prioritized differential diagnoses, diagnose complications, and order appropriate interventions.
Identify expected outcomes and formulate and document plans of care for complex acute and chronic health care needs.
Use evidence-based guidelines and protocols to create individualized plans of care, and implement and modify those plans.
Prescribe diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
Document or dictate patient progress, including applicable clinic and inpatient notes, plans of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event notes, transfer and discharge summaries, and other required medical-record documentation.
Maintain timely documentation that meets acute-care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team.
Facilitate communication with patients, families, and staff to promote continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Demonstrate professional practice behaviors, including precepting, mentoring, and educating graduate students.
Seek opportunities to participate in research and analysis of evidence-based practice.
Participate in Advanced Practice Grand Rounds and specialty-specific meetings.
Maintain continuing education units and membership in a professional organization.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans
Tuition assistance
Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to colleagues working less than part-time, including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps