Advanced Practice Provider - General & Bariatric Surgery

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital•Rapid City, SD

About The Position

Under physician supervision, the Physician Assistant and/or Nurse Practitioner may assume primary responsibility in their specialty area in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. The role manages selected at-risk or complex patients and patient populations in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members. The provider must use clinical knowledge, critical thinking, and skills to plan, coordinate, and provide continuing care. Operating room and first-assist duties account for 20% or more of the role.

Requirements

South Dakota Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) certification through the South Dakota Board of Nursing, or Physician Assistant (PA) certification through the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners.
Ability to perform operating room and first-assist duties, which account for 20% or more of the role.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands: exert up to 20 pounds occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of clinical experience.
At least 1 year of healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

Act as an agent of the supervising physician for delegated medical services within the Advanced Practice Clinician’s scope of practice.
Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients’ healthcare problems and needs.
Apply clinical interventions, evaluate outcomes, and implement changes to the plan of care.
Anticipate and communicate changes in patient status to meet patient needs.
Meet applicable ED/unassigned call and practice or inpatient call requirements, which may depend on practice or location.
Perform procedures as applicable.
Complete timely and thorough documentation in accordance with facility policy.
Comply with scope-of-care requirements under federal, state, and local regulations, and follow supervising physician guidance and/or protocols.
Refer or transfer patients to another facility when appropriate and provide referral information to patients and physicians.
Maintain current knowledge of disease processes and conduct comprehensive health histories and physical examinations, or problem-focused assessments based on patient status.
Order appropriate tests, procedures, and therapies in collaboration with medical staff and in accordance with organizational and unit-specific policies and procedures.
Perform and document ongoing patient assessments and formulate plans of care in collaboration with other medical providers.
Recognize physical, developmental, and psychosocial distress in patients and families, and provide appropriate interventions.
Respond appropriately to emergencies, basing patient-management decisions on individual patient needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.