NP Ambulatory - OBGYN Generalist

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The NP Ambulatory - OBGYN Generalist performs patient assessment and management, collaborates with the interdisciplinary health care team to diagnose acute and complex chronic conditions, and develops, implements, and modifies individualized plans of care. The role includes managing diagnostic tests, prescribing diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions, and performing advanced procedures when consistent with privileges and validated competency.

The position documents patient progress and care in the medical record in a timely manner and communicates with patients, families, and staff to support continuity across inpatient and outpatient care. The nurse practitioner also contributes to professional practice through mentoring, education, engagement with evidence-based practice and research, participation in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty meetings, and maintenance of continuing education and professional organization membership. Epic experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Epic experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete histories and physical examinations and document them in the medical record.
• Order and collect clinical data using appropriate assessment techniques, diagnostic information, and procedures.
• Respond to patient status changes and situations requiring orders, procedural interventions, or resuscitation as applicable.
• Assess risks associated with care of acute and complex 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 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, document, implement, and modify plans of care for complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Use evidence-based guidelines and protocols to create individualized plans of care across the continuum.
• Prescribe diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions, and perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Document key components of patient progress, care plans, procedures, acute events, transfers, and discharges in the medical record.
• 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.
• Precept and mentor, and provide education and instruction to graduate students.
• Seek opportunities to participate 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 and prescription insurance
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed