Advanced Practice Provider

Catholic Health•Rockville Centre, NY

145d•Onsite

About The Position

Mercy Hospital is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for Obstetrics and Gynecology. The role involves complex and independent patient evaluation and management, with care provided according to the provider’s advancement, competence, and privileges under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed attending. The provider contributes to collaborative patient care, research, teaching, and consultation, and provides leadership to Mercy Hospital and the advanced practice provider profession. The provider delivers direct clinical services to obstetric and gynecological patients under established hospital protocols and evidence-based clinical practice standards. They provide safe, effective, and compassionate care, perform bedside procedures within their competence and privileges, and maintain professional practice through adherence to hospital policies and participation in continuing medical education. Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills are important to foster understanding and positive clinician-patient relationships and to prioritize patients’ health. The position also includes documentation and coordination of care, participation in medical admissions and medication reconciliation, ordering and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, explaining procedures to patients and others, and assessing family coping skills and needs for intervention. The provider may serve as a team member during rapid-response and emergency codes in the absence of a physician.

Requirements

B.S. or MPA degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
Current registration with the New York State Education Department as a Physician Assistant.
NCCPA certification.
ACLS certification.
BLS certification.
Infection Control Certificate.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical services for obstetric and gynecological patients according to established hospital protocols and evidence-based clinical practice standards, under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed attending.
Serve as a team member during Rapid Response, Cardiac Arrest Code, Stroke Code, Pain Rapid Response, and Sepsis Rapid Response events in the absence of a physician.
Provide safe, effective, and compassionate patient care; adhere to hospital policies; participate in continuing medical education; and perform bedside procedures within competence and privileges under attending supervision.
Demonstrate professionalism, customer service, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving, and respect cultural diversity.
Maintain patient medical records, orders, and notes promptly, and sign verbal and telephone orders in a timely manner.
Collaborate with private attending physicians on medical admissions, including medication reconciliation, examination, identification of signs and symptoms, development of a plan of care, and thorough progress-note documentation.
Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests.
Explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of procedures to patients, families, staff, and healthcare students.
Assess family coping skills and determine the need for crisis or other interventions.
Maintain and demonstrate ongoing proficiency in bedside invasive and noninvasive procedures and maintain patient procedure logs.