NP/PA - Neuro Critical Care - Per Diem

Capital Health (US)

21h

About The Position

Capital Health is a leading healthcare provider in the region, offering progressive, quality patient care through significant investments in its staff and advanced technology. It is an accredited healthcare resource comprising two hospitals, an outpatient center, a satellite ED, and an extensive network of primary and specialty care. The Capital Health Medical Group includes over 600 physicians and providers. This NP/PA position in Neuro Critical Care involves performing physical assessments, documenting patient care, obtaining nursing histories, and identifying patient risks. The role requires consulting with an interdisciplinary team, performing necessary procedures, developing and revising patient care plans, ordering and reviewing tests, and discussing plans with patients and families. The NP/PA provides safe, therapeutic, and holistic care, evaluates care effectiveness, and contributes to performance improvement. Key aspects include effective communication, conflict resolution, collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, and serving as a change agent. The role also involves coordinating patient care, facilitating patient education, acting as a primary resource, leading quality improvement processes, and assisting in the development and revision of care standards and patient education programs. Participation in clinical research, reviewing nursing research literature, mentoring team members, seeking leadership opportunities, and continuous professional development are also expected.

Requirements

For Physician Assistant: Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program, approved by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
For Physician Assistant: NJ Physician Assistant License.
For Nurse Practitioner: Bachelor's degree in nursing and Master's degree in advanced clinical practice or graduate of post Master's certificate program for nurse practitioner.
For Nurse Practitioner: Advanced Practice Nurse – NJ License.

Nice To Haves

One-year experience working with primary care management or acute care preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs physical assessment of patients to identify priority care needs.
Documents patient assessment and teaching and learning needs.
Obtains detailed nursing history and identifies patients at physiologic and psychological risk.
Consults with interdisciplinary team regarding patient assessment findings.
Performs procedures necessary to implement plan of care based on care standards and protocols.
Develops plan of care across the continuum and exercises discretion and judgement when revising based on physiologic and psychosocial findings.
Orders tests and consults as required by plan of care and reviews test results.
Reviews patient plan of care with interdisciplinary team.
Discusses plan with patient and family.
Provides safe therapeutic care in holistic and systematic way to facilitate patients achievement of desired outcomes.
Demonstrates the ability to review and evaluate the plan of care for effectiveness of desired outcomes.
Revises initial plans based on patient response to interventions.
Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards.
Evaluates outcomes of documentation and contributes to performance improvement initiatives through medical record review.
Demonstrates effective communication skills and assists in the resolution of conflict among health care team members, patients, and families.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and incorporates the expertise of the interdisciplinary team to achieve patient outcomes.
Serves as a change agent by implementing practice initiatives.
Coordinates patient care activities to maximize patient outcomes.
Facilitates the assessment of patients learning needs and outcomes measures of patient education, accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve patient outcomes.
Facilitates communication among departments to ensure continuity of care.
Acts as a primary resource to patient care team.
Identifies, provides, develops, and maintains learning resources for patient care team.
Leads a quality improvement process.
Recognizes trends in patient populations and explores alternatives to care and assist in the revision of standards, guidelines, and protocols.
Analyzes practices that contribute to variance, draws conclusions from aggregate data, identifies resources to assist in variance analysis, and assists with drawing conclusions from aggregate data.
Assists in the development and revision of standards for patient populations incorporating a interdisciplinary approach and utilizing best practices and research findings.
Develops and revises patient education programs and evaluates effectiveness of learning.
Participates in clinical research and reviews current nursing research literature and demonstrates application to clinical practice.
Recognizes behaviors that impact the team function and implements strategies to optimize teamwork and serves as a mentor for team members.
Seeks leadership opportunities and facilitates leadership development among colleagues.
Collaborates in the development and implementation of educational plan for identified needs.
Reviews self development plan and professional goals and seeks new knowledge toward the progression of professional goals.
Demonstrates evidence of self development by participating in educational programs.
Provides educational programs to advance performance levels of staff.