Outpatient

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating closely with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population in the inpatient acute care setting. Working with hospitalized patients, the APP provides specialized care and supports the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based medical services. This role requires a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and clinical education, with the APP responsible for adhering to established clinical pathways and protocols to ensure safe and effective patient care. The APP will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, and professional communication skills. In addition, the APP is accountable for timely and compliant documentation and actively participates in professional development and competency validation to maintain high standards of care. We are growing many of out Inpatient and Outpatient Advanced Practice Provider Teams at Vanderbilt University Medical Center! Hours/Shifts Vary (Days and Nights Available). We currently have opportunities available within the teams below: Critical Care (Neuro ICU, Medical ICU, Trauma ICU, Surgical CVICU, Critical Care Float Pool/Rapid Response Team, and Regional Hospitals -Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital and Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital) General Cardiology (Inpatient) Cardiac Surgery (Inpatient) Electrophysiology (EP) Heart Failure Trauma Thoracic Surgery Hospital Medicine Emergency Medicine Pediatric Cardiac ICU (PCICU) Pediatric ICU (PICU) Neonatal ICU (NICU) Pediatric Hematology/Oncology If you are interested in learning more about any of these opportunities, please feel free to complete an application and a recruiter will reach out to you as soon as possible.

Requirements

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) required for all inpatient roles within Vanderbilt Adult Hospital
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CPNP-AC), Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) required for all inpatient roles within Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee
LIC-Registered Nurse - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
Master's

Responsibilities

Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within a specialty scope of practice.
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.