Neurosurgery APC - Jefferson Northeast

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Neurosurgical Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) at Jefferson Health Northeast (JNE) will facilitate Neurosurgical consults, admissions, daily care of the Neurosurgical inpatients and outpatients, general flow of the Neurosurgical service, discharges and coordination of care. Job Description Assessment & Management Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record. Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated. The APP may serve as the first responder for both Trauma and house staff in the event of emergent, urgent, and routine consultations, patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions. Assesses for risks associated with the neurosurgical care of the acute, chronic and complex patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures. Diagnosis Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions. Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision. Formulates differential diagnoses by priority. Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions Formulates Plan of Care Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs. Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum. Implements and modifies plan of care. Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions. May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation. Ie. EVDs, ICP monitors. Documentation Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (H & P, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary) Documentation is timely, meets acute care trauma and compliance standards and captures patient acuity Communication and Collaboration Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with Neurosurgery and Trauma Attending Physicians, APC’s and interdisciplinary health care team. Keeps patient list and sign-out up-to-date and accurate for consistent care of the patients on the Neurosurgery and Trauma services. Signs out patients within service at shift change, and at least twice daily with Trauma service. Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree
• National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• BLS certification

Responsibilities

• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• The APP may serve as the first responder for both Trauma and house staff in the event of emergent, urgent, and routine consultations, patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Assesses for risks associated with the neurosurgical care of the acute, chronic and complex patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions
• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
• Implements and modifies plan of care.
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation. Ie. EVDs, ICP monitors.
• Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with Neurosurgery and Trauma Attending Physicians, APC’s and interdisciplinary health care team.
• Keeps patient list and sign-out up-to-date and accurate for consistent care of the patients on the Neurosurgery and Trauma services.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees