Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant II - Nutrition

Mayo Clinic•Jacksonville, FL

35d

About The Position

The selected candidate will be working with a newly developed multidisciplinary team of physicians, APPs, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses to provide world-class evidence-based Nutrition care for patients, including nutritional support such as enteral and parenteral nutrition. In addition, the role involves working within the new Enteral access clinic in managing enteral tubes with ongoing care such as tube changes and management for potential complications. Finally, working with patients with chronic intestinal failure will also be a part of this role through medical and nutritional management. This role will entail both inpatient and outpatient care, establishing continuity of care for patients. Inpatient rounds include consults for nutritional support (parenteral) and complex enteral nutrition care with collaboration with inpatient teams, surgery, and interventional radiology. Opportunities to conduct research as well as education are abundant in this role for rotating residents and Gastroenterology fellows. The Physician Assistant performs the following tasks in any authorized setting (clinics, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes, or patient's home): Obtaining patient history, Performing physical examinations, Ordering and performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, Formulating a diagnostic impression, Developing and implementing a treatment plan, Monitoring effectiveness of therapeutic interventions, Offering counseling and education to meet patient needs, Making appropriate referrals, Prescribing and dispensing prescription medication, Assisting in surgery, Performing minor procedures and surgical procedures, Demonstrates ability to assess data reflective of patient's status and appropriately interprets information relative to patient's age-specific needs.

Requirements

Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program (for Nurse Practitioner role).
Current FL RN and APRN license and certification as a FNP, ANP, ACNP (for Nurse Practitioner role).
Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program (for Physician Assistant role).
Current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the FL State Board of Medical Practice (for Physician Assistant role).
Active BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross at start date.
DEA registration required.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Nutrition Support (CNSC) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide world class evidence-based Nutrition care for patients, including nutritional support such as enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Manage enteral tubes with ongoing care such as tube changes and management for potential complications in the Enteral access clinic.
Provide medical and nutritional management for patients with chronic intestinal failure.
Conduct inpatient rounds including consults for nutritional support (parenteral) and complex enteral nutrition care.
Collaborate with inpatient teams, surgery, and interventional radiology.
Conduct research and provide education for rotating residents and Gastroenterology fellows.
Obtain patient history.
Perform physical examinations.
Order and perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Formulate a diagnostic impression.
Develop and implement a treatment plan.
Monitor effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
Offer counseling and education to meet patient needs.
Make appropriate referrals.
Prescribe and dispense prescription medication.
Assist in surgery.
Perform minor procedures and surgical procedures.
Assess data reflective of patient's status and appropriately interprets information relative to patient's age-specific needs.