Ambulatory Electrophysiology Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) Jefferson Center City

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) works in collaboration with and as an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team, providing comprehensive care for a busy General Cardiology outpatient practice in Center City, Pennsylvania. The patient population includes adults. The practice operates Monday through Friday on 8-hour days, with no on-call, holiday, or weekend hours.

The clinician assesses and manages patients, including conducting complete histories and physical examinations, collecting and ordering appropriate clinical data and diagnostic procedures, assessing risks associated with acute and complex chronic illness, and responding to changes in patient status as needed. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the clinician diagnoses acute and complex chronic conditions, manages diagnostic testing, develops differential diagnoses, identifies complications, and orders appropriate interventions.

The clinician develops, documents, implements, and modifies individualized plans of care; applies evidence-based guidelines and protocols; prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions; and may perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation. Responsibilities also include timely clinical documentation, communication and coordination with patients, families, and the care team, and professional development through mentoring, education, research engagement, specialty meetings, continuing education, and professional organization membership.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• National board certification as a Family or Acute Nurse Practitioner, or certification as a Physician Assistant.
• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete histories and physical examinations and document findings in the medical record.
• Order and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques and relevant diagnostic information and procedures.
• Serve as a first responder for nursing and house staff when patient status changes or situations require orders, procedures, or resuscitative interventions.
• Assess risks associated with acute and complex chronic illness, including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team to diagnose acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manage diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulate prioritized differential diagnoses, diagnose complications, and order appropriate interventions.
• Identify expected outcomes and formulate and document plans of care for complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Use evidence-based guidelines and protocols in individualized plans of care across the continuum.
• Implement and modify plans of care and prescribe diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• Perform advanced procedures when consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Document patient progress in applicable clinical records, including clinic notes, histories and physicals, progress notes, plans of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event notes, transfer and discharge summaries, and death summaries.
• Maintain timely documentation that meets acute-care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
• Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team, patients, families, and staff to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrate professional practice, including precepting and mentoring and educating graduate students.
• Seek opportunities to engage in research and analysis of evidence-based practice.
• Participate in Advanced Practice Grand Rounds and specialty-specific meetings.
• Maintain continuing education units and membership in a professional organization.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage.
• Supplemental insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance.
• Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts.
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
• Access to medical insurance, including prescription coverage, for all colleagues, including those working less than part-time.

What This Job Offers

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