Pediatric Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Worcester

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Advanced Practice Provider (APP) opportunity to join the Division of Pediatric Orthopedics at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center. This is a full-time outpatient position, consisting of 40 hours per week, no weekends, no holidays, no call. Position Summary: Conducts comprehensive health assessments, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in the diagnosis and treatment of complex responses of individual, families, and communities to actual or potential health problems. Formulates clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses and promote wellness. Integrates education, research and management, leadership and consultation into clinical role and functions in collegial relationships with nursing peers, physicians, professionals, and others who influence the health care environment. Provides health care in accordance with standards of practice as delineated by state practice guidelines and national board certification organizations.

Requirements

Massachusetts Medical license, DEA registration
Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
BLS & NRP certification

Responsibilities

Providing diagnostic and assessment services within our orthopedic outpatient clinic located at the University Campus.
Evaluate new, follow-up, and post-operative patients, order appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments, and coordinate any subsequent follow-up care.
Analyzing data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical examination, and clinical findings.
Partners with physicians regarding proposed plan of care.
Formulates this plan of care with the patient.
Manages therapeutic regime as outlined by established protocols for patients with acute illnesses. (Protocols are guidelines concerning patient care that are established between the physician and APP. The guidelines outline subjective and objective findings, treatment plan and follow–up procedures).
The APP will reassess and modify plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals.
Confers with physician for clinical direction as outlined by protocols.
Documents patient care outcomes to determine effectiveness of plan of care.