Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Periop Clinic - MUSCP

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The successful applicant will be a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant interested in working full-time in Hospital Medicine Preoperative Clinic. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will join a busy Hospital Medicine Division and Preoperative team with responsibilities to treat and evaluate clinic patients in Preoperative medicine.

Requirements

Required Minimum Training: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.
Physician Assistant or APRN License Type/Certification: AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP): Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting. FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.
All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date: Basic Life Support (BLS). If applicable, DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Experience: Minimum of two years’ outpatient experience as a PA, AGPNP/ANP, FNP preferred.
Minimum of one year as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner working with a hospitalist group preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:
Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations
Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline
Asses cardiac and pulmonary risk in elective preoperative patients.
Review and manage medications in the perioperative period.
Coordinating with anesthesia, surgery, and subspecialists regarding medical optimization.
Initiates referrals to other health care providers, and/or consults with the attending physician or the collaborating physician.
Documents and bills for direct care provided
Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice
Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research
Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization
Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education
Potential to precept students at MUSC enrolled as an advanced practice provider student; and facilitates the learning of other new team members
APRN or PA must maintain licenses, certifications, CNEs/CMEs, etc. as required by applicable policies and state law