Advanced Practice Clinician-Orthopedic Surgery- Abington

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery County, PA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) works in an acute care hospital in collaboration with and as an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The clinician provides comprehensive care on the inpatient service, including assessment and management, diagnosis, care planning, communication and collaboration, documentation, and professional practice activities.

The clinician evaluates acute and complex chronically ill patients, develops and modifies individualized plans of care, manages diagnostic testing, and prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions. The role may include serving as a first responder to changes in patient status and performing advanced procedures consistent with granted privileges and validated competency.

The position is based at Abington Memorial Hospital, 1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania. The listed work shift is Workday Day.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Perform complete histories and physical examinations and document them in the medical record.
• Order and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques, supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures when indicated.
• Respond to patient status changes and situations requiring orders, procedural interventions, or resuscitation, as applicable.
• 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 practice guidelines and protocols in individualized plans of care that can be applied across the continuum of care.
• Implement and modify plans of care and prescribe diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• Perform advanced procedures when consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Maintain ongoing communication and collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitate communication with patients, families, and staff to promote continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Document or dictate patient progress and relevant care information in the medical record, including progress notes, transfer and discharge summaries, clinic notes where applicable, plans of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event notes, and death summaries.
• Ensure documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards, and captures patient acuity.
• Demonstrate professional practice through precepting, mentoring, education, and instruction of graduate students.
• Seek opportunities to engage 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
• Access to medical insurance, including prescription coverage, for all colleagues, including those working less than part-time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time