Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Nephrology

Mayo Clinic•Jacksonville, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be in the Nephrology & Hypertension division. The Nephrology & Hypertension NP/PA Hospitalists work on a consulting service to provide 24/7 coverage managing chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage kidney disease (ESKD), acute kidney injury (AKI), hypertension, and acid base & electrolyte disturbances for patients throughout the hospital. The Nephrology & Hypertension NP/PA Hospitalists work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including nephrologists, fellows, nurses, and others.

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Responsibilities

Primarily focused on Hospital Coverage (days, evenings, nights, weekends-rotational).
A minimum of 75% of coverage expected as in-house hospital coverage.
Work independently to the full scope of practice in compliance with state licensure.
Perform and documents in the medical record detailed patient history and physical examinations.
Presents patient report to on-call consultant to develop, collaborate and implement individualized plan of care.
Follows assigned patient population throughout shifts.
Delivers patient education regarding kidney diseases, electrolyte derangements, CKD care and renal replacement therapies, including dialysis modality options.
Consults with surgical teams to promote optimal dialysis access placements for hospitalized patients.
Prescribes appropriate pharmacological treatments and therapeutic procedures, including dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapies, as per accepted evidence-based guidelines and expected institutional protocols.
Monitor effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
Participate in the delivery of Tele-Health for Advanced Care at Home Patients.
Make appropriate referrals as needed.
Assist with ongoing departmental process improvement and policy development.
Provide outpatient nephrology care including clinic visits for CKD or post-hospital kidney care as well as outpatient hemodialysis rounding, based on practice needs.
Actively attends and participates in educational lectures as part of the MD and APP fellowship program, grand rounds, quality improvement and faculty meetings.
Precepts, mentors and instructs students, graduates, and NP/PA colleagues.