APP (NP/PA) - Specialty Practice - Acute Care Surgery

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Care Surgery Service (ACS) has an exciting opportunity for an Advance Practice Provider (APP) looking to join the Advance Practice team at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH). CRMH is a 737-bed full-service tertiary/quaternary care academic health center, it is the flagship institution of Carilion Clinic. CRMH has been certified as the region's only Level 1 trauma center since 1983. With a coverage area of more than a 15,000-square-mile that includes two major interstates and thousands of acres of national forest. CRMH has the busiest Emergency Department in the state of Virginia due to its large catchment area. ACS is the umbrella surgery service covering three divisions: Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. The ACS APP service consists of 14 Full Time APPs, numerous Flex Time APPs and APP Fellows. The ACS APP leadership structure is made up of APPs and is focused on optimizing and supporting the performance of the APP group to improve productivity, job satisfaction, talent utilization and maximization of scope of practice. Distinct functions of the APP position include patient management, clinical decision making, bedside procedures (including bedside incision and drainage, chest tube placement, and removal, wound repair, wound management, drain management, central lines, dialysis catheters, arterial lines), and teaching of patients, family and staff. Other opportunities may include research involvement, quality and process improvement, peer review committees and shared governance. The APP will perform the following: history and physicals; order and interpret tests; make preliminary diagnosis; treat injuries/illness; assist with surgical procedures; counsel patient and/or prescribe medication. The APP works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including Attending Physicians, Residents, other APPs, medical and APP students, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Pharmacists, Case Managers, Social workers, Consultants and more. The team's goal is to deliver high quality, best practice, timely, cost-effective care. The APP will provide care from the initial consult throughout the hospital stay. The APP is exceptional at maintaining a patient-family centered focus throughout the hospital course and are vital in the management of complex social situations and planning for a safe and successful hospital discharge and ensuring proper follow-up to minimize need for readmissions.

Requirements

Education: Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
Experience: 0
Licensure/Certification: Current state Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP), DEA license and Registered Nurse (RN) licensure required. AHA BLS-HCP certification required. Advanced Life Support certification preferred. Eligible for prescriptive authority in accordance with State regulations and as authorized by the Virginia Boards of Nursing and Medicine.
Other: Able to work collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers, good written and oral communication skills. Computer literacy required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Life Support certification preferred.

Responsibilities

patient management
clinical decision making
bedside procedures (including bedside incision and drainage, chest tube placement, and removal, wound repair, wound management, drain management, central lines, dialysis catheters, arterial lines)
teaching of patients, family and staff
history and physicals
order and interpret tests
make preliminary diagnosis
treat injuries/illness
assist with surgical procedures
counsel patient and/or prescribe medication