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

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

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

The clinician performs patient assessments, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to diagnose acute and complex chronic conditions, and develops, documents, implements, and modifies individualized plans of care. The role includes managing diagnostic tests, prescribing diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions, and potentially performing advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation. The clinician documents patient progress and communicates with patients, families, and staff to support continuity of care. Professional practice activities include mentoring, education, engagement with evidence-based practice and research, participation in specialty meetings and Advance Practice Grand Rounds, and maintaining continuing education and professional organization membership.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• National board certification as a Family or Acute Nurse Practitioner, or 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.
• May respond to changes in patient status and situations requiring orders, procedural interventions, or resuscitation.
• Assess risks associated with care of acutely and chronically ill patients, including medication side effects, immobility, nutrition, fluid and electrolyte balance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team in diagnosing 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 practice guidelines and protocols to individualize plans of care across the continuum.
• Implement and modify plans of care and prescribe diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Document or dictate patient progress in applicable clinical notes and summaries in a timely manner, meeting acute care compliance standards and capturing patient acuity.
• Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team, patients, families, and staff to promote continuity of care.
• Participate in professional practice activities, including precepting and mentoring and educating graduate students.
• Seek opportunities for engagement in research and analysis of evidence-based practice.
• Participate in Advance 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
• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time

What This Job Offers

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