Advanced Practice Provider - General Orthopedic Outpatient - Access to Care
About The Position
VCU Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its Orthopedic Ambulatory – Access to Care team at the Ambulatory Outpatient Pavilion. The role provides general orthopedic care and helps improve patient access to services. A Saturday clinic is required once per quarter. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides high-quality medical and/or surgical care to patients with acute and chronic complaints, in collaboration with an Attending Physician. Within a defined departmental and state-approved scope of practice, the APP provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive healthcare services on a collaborative APP/Physician team. Duties may include taking histories and performing physical examinations; ordering and interpreting tests; diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses; assisting with surgical procedures; counseling patients; prescribing medication; and performing invasive procedures authorized by the Virginia Board of Medicine. The APP works with the medical team to deliver organized, timely, cost-effective, quality patient care. The role also includes consultation and coordination with multidisciplinary teams, professional development, and other duties or special projects that support VCU Health’s mission.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant program.
- Current Virginia licensure from the appropriate Board as a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, or Physician Assistant.
- Current national certification appropriate to the role.
- Credentialing in accordance with medical staff bylaws for the applicable job title.
- Current CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications.
- Previous clinical experience with the population served.
- Cultural responsiveness.
Nice To Haves
- Service-specific education.
- Service-specific certification.
- Three years of previous clinical experience with the population served.
- Previous experience in an academic healthcare system.
- Additional certifications such as Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) may be determined at the department level.
Responsibilities
- Provide general orthopedic care and help improve patient access to services.
- Deliver medical and/or surgical care to patients with acute and chronic complaints in collaboration with an Attending Physician.
- Assess patients through health histories and physical examinations; initiate screening; order or perform diagnostic tests; diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses; assist with surgical procedures; provide therapeutic interventions; prescribe medication; and counsel patients within the applicable scope of practice.
- Initiate emergency procedures as needed and follow safety, environmental, and infection-control methods.
- Make rounds with attending physicians as necessary and supervise or coordinate patient-care and support staff within the assigned area.
- Document pertinent information in patient medical records; interpret history and examination findings; and develop and prioritize short- and long-term treatment plans when indicated.
- Incorporate patients’ and families’ physical, spiritual, cultural, and psychosocial needs into care plans; establish care priorities; and explore ways to reduce length of stay and resource consumption.
- Communicate effectively with the healthcare team and coordinate care across primary and specialty services.
- Consult with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals about routine and unusual therapeutic interventions; serve as a liaison, translator, and negotiator for staff, patients, and families.
- Collaborate on multidisciplinary plans of care for complex patients and share responsibility for patient and caregiver education.
- Provide training to residents, fellows, and other healthcare staff as appropriate; promote teamwork and participate in the assessment and revision of specialty practices and procedures.
- Use current research to develop, implement, and evaluate critical paths and standards of care; contribute to research, publications, consultation, or educational activities; and support clinical trials in the specialty area.
- Use clinical judgment and ethical principles in patient-care decisions, support interdisciplinary resolution of ethical dilemmas, and recognize patient rights and values in treatment decisions.
- Pursue professional growth through education, organizational affiliations, current literature, in-service programs, workshops, teaching, and continuing education; maintain certification requirements for VCU Health privileges.
- Perform other assigned duties or special projects and provide assistance to team members.
- Attend a Saturday clinic once per quarter.
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Job Type
Full-time
