Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) - Sports Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Job Summary: Works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. Provides healthcare in primary care, acute care, critical care and long-term health care settings. The has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. Demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. Has an advanced knowledge of healthcare theory and application. Will participate in the medical and surgical care of orthopaedic patients in the clinical acute care and/or ambulatory setting and includes pre-operative and postoperative physical examinations, postoperative management, fracture management, casting and splinting, wound care and patient education. This also includes both new referrals and established patients. Works collaboratively with the orthopaedic team using established and approved protocols as required by state law and institutional policy. . Department Summary: The Division of Sports Medicine is committed to providing a team oriented, highly ethical and humble culture — and to educating tomorrow’s leaders in sports medicine. All of our faculty, from every sports medicine discipline, work together while teaching our team of fellows while collaborating regularly with colleagues in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Together, we strive for excellence in everything we do, from clinical care and community involvement to education and research. In addition to treating patients, we provide outstanding team care to athletes from the Nashville area, including more than 30 high schools, Vanderbilt University, AAA Baseball Nashville Sounds, MLS Nashville Soccer Club, and NHL Predators Hockey. We also excel in sports medicine research. In fact, we founded and lead the MOON ACL Group, the MOON Shoulder Group, the Multicenter Revision ACL Study (MARS), the Vanderbilt Concussion Center, and many other multicenter research initiatives. Qualifications: Sports Medicine or AT-C experience (preferred) Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Certified (required) Clinic Locations: Franklin Nashville

Requirements

Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Certified (required)
LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - TennesseeTennessee
Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: Less than 1 year
Master's

Nice To Haves

Sports Medicine or AT-C experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care;
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations;
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.