Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Outpatient Transplant Hepatology

Mayo Clinic•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant has advanced health assessment and decision-making skills, prepared through a formal educational program that meets criteria established by the profession. Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant are certified by examination of an approved certifying body. This individual works in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals to provide health care across the continuum of care for assigned patients. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides clinical services in a hospital setting, either on an admitting or consultative service greater than 50% of the time. This position will be required to participate in the on-call rotation and provide coverage for various shifts, weekends, and holidays. Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provide primary and specialty health care to new and established patients, assess and manage common acute and chronic illnesses, consult and make referrals, and collaborate with physicians and other members of the health care team. The provision of care includes, but is not limited to obtaining patient history, comprehensive assessment, ordering, conducting, and interpreting diagnostic tests, and prescribing pharmacological agents and treatments and non-pharmacological therapies. Monitors the effectiveness of the therapeutic interventions. Makes appropriate referrals. Performs minor procedures as approved by the AZ Regulatory Board of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. This individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development of the life span. The ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and appropriately interpret information relative to the patient's age-specific needs is required. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will be involved in patient and family education of disease management and treatments and may also be involved in research or educational activities within their department. Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant are expected to serve as mentors, and to participate in clinical improvement and research projects as appropriate to the clinical setting. Other specialty specific job responsibilities required as needed. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant demonstrates leadership through involvement on committees and team projects, education, and research and actively seeks to improve the practice through performance improvement initiatives. Remains active in professional organizations and participates in community activities. Flexibility to adjust schedule to meet patient and staff needs. Ability to manage time and stress effectively and adapt to unpredictable situations within the patient care setting. Patient population: Pre and Post Liver transplant recipients.

Requirements

Advanced health assessment and decision-making skills
Formal educational program that meets criteria established by the profession
Certification by examination of an approved certifying body
Knowledge of the principles of growth and development of the life span
Ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and appropriately interpret information relative to the patient's age-specific needs

Responsibilities

Provide primary and specialty health care to new and established patients
Assess and manage common acute and chronic illnesses
Consult and make referrals
Collaborate with physicians and other members of the health care team
Obtain patient history
Perform comprehensive assessments
Order, conduct, and interpret diagnostic tests
Prescribe pharmacological agents and treatments and non-pharmacological therapies
Monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
Make appropriate referrals
Perform minor procedures as approved by the AZ Regulatory Board of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Patient and family education of disease management and treatments
May be involved in research or educational activities within their department
Serve as mentors
Participate in clinical improvement and research projects
Demonstrate leadership through involvement on committees and team projects, education, and research
Actively seeks to improve the practice through performance improvement initiatives
Remain active in professional organizations and participates in community activities
Flexibility to adjust schedule to meet patient and staff needs
Ability to manage time and stress effectively and adapt to unpredictable situations within the patient care setting