Filled - MaGee - EM APP UNC Blue Ridge PRN WFEP

Advocate Health • Boone, NC

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About The Position

The Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to diagnose emergency medical problems and prescribe necessary treatment and services. The role provides complex patient care under indirect physician supervision, monitors patient progress, and consults with the supervising physician when progress does not meet anticipated or predetermined criteria. The position also supports coordination of diagnostic studies, care-team staffing, research, education, and accurate medical-record documentation.

The role participates in continuing education in emergency and urgent care, stays current with department and hospital policies and guidelines, and provides age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with applicable Age-Specific Care Guidelines. The work environment is fast-paced and may involve long or irregular hours; professionalism and customer service are expected at all times. The schedule varies, and the position requires the ability to work a rotating shift schedule.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• NP licensure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure.
• Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Ability to work a rotating shift schedule.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to diagnose emergency medical problems and prescribe necessary treatment and services.
• Record data and tentative conclusions for physician review.
• Coordinate and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
• Explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to patients.
• Provide complex patient-care services under indirect physician supervision, monitor patient progress, maintain progress records, and consult the supervising physician when progress does not meet anticipated or predetermined criteria.
• Plan and schedule work for the physician's health team, ensuring appropriate assignment distribution and adequate staffing, space, and facilities.
• Participate in basic science and clinical research projects conducted by the supervising physician, and prepare statistical reports and analyses regarding progress, adverse trends, and recommendations or conclusions.
• Teach students, residents, and interns complex techniques and procedures unique to Emergency Medicine.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of assessment and plan of care in the medical record.
• Participate in continuing education in emergency and urgent care.
• Stay current with department and hospital policies and guidelines.
• Provide age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the age groups served.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits, subject to eligibility
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave, subject to eligibility
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
• Financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Competitive compensation
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, depending on position
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time