Advanced Practice Provider Interventional Pulmonology & Thoracic Surgery

Mercy Medical Center • Baltimore, MD

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About The Position

Mercy Medical Center is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support Interventional Pulmonary/Thoracic Surgery. The Advanced Practice Provider collaborates with physicians, surgeons, and consulting providers who specialize in non-cardiac thoracic diseases. The role primarily serves patients in outpatient settings but may include inpatient work, managing complex, acute, critical, and chronic conditions. The provider exercises autonomy in medical decision-making within the scope of their responsibilities and diagnoses and treats patients in collaboration with physician colleagues, providing diagnostic and therapeutic services to adults with thoracic disorders.

The position may involve inpatient consultations and follow-up, diagnostic testing, pre-procedure assessments and consents, assistance with bronchoscopic and bedside ICU procedures, clinical trials, and patient and family education. Outpatient responsibilities include clinic consultations, pre-procedure and pre-operative evaluations, developing treatment plans and prescribing medications, performing point-of-care ultrasound and procedures, participating in tumor boards, and supporting lung cancer screening, smoking cessation, pulmonary nodule programs, research, and database collection. The provider also communicates care plans with multidisciplinary teams and promotes specialty services and community education.

The primary work setting varies and may include both inpatient and outpatient clinical work. The position is primarily day shift, with occasional weekend or holiday obligations possible.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Approval to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Maryland.
• Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license.
• BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association.
• Nurse Practitioner: Master’s degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice; Registered Nurse license; certification from a nationally recognized certifying body; ACNP or AGACNP certification.
• Physician Assistant: Master’s degree and certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a practicing Advanced Practice Provider.
• Minimum 3 years of experience performing and/or assisting with pulmonary procedures.
• Minimum 3 years of experience within a thoracic/interventional pulmonary service line.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a collaborative team.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of billing and coding from an Advanced Practice Provider standpoint in accordance with state guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient consultations and follow-up.
• Order, obtain, and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Complete pre-procedure histories and physicals and obtain consents.
• Assist with bronchoscopic and bedside ICU procedures.
• Participate in procedure-based clinical trials.
• Educate patients and family members.
• Communicate plans of care with multidisciplinary teams, including providers, nursing staff, and case management.
• Conduct new-patient and return outpatient clinic consultations.
• Perform pre-procedure and pre-operative clinic evaluations.
• Design, order, and document appropriate treatment plans based on review of patient history and diagnostic results, including prescribing medications.
• Evaluate and perform point-of-care ultrasound, thoracentesis, small-bore chest tube placement and removal, surgical-site wound care, and blood draws.
• Present patients at multidisciplinary tumor board discussions.
• Support lung cancer screening, smoking cessation, and pulmonary nodule programs.
• Participate in research and database collection.
• Promote specialty service lines to internal and external referral entities and support community education and outreach.

Benefits

• Competitive health, prescription, vision, and dental benefits and wellness credit for eligible employees.
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match and catch-up provision.
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health resources and employee wellness opportunities through the Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability benefits for eligible employees.
• Voluntary benefits.
• Discounts on auto and home insurance and Verizon plans.
• Rewards and recognition program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level