Postpartum APC

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery County, PA

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The Postpartum APC (Advanced Practice Clinician) will perform complete histories and physicals, document in the medical record, and order and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques. The APP will serve as the first responder for patient status changes, orders, and situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions. They will assess for risks associated with the care of acute and complex chronically ill patients, including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures. The APC will collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions, manage diagnostic tests, and formulate differential diagnoses by priority. They will diagnose complications, order appropriate interventions, and formulate a plan of care by identifying expected outcomes and documenting a plan to address complex acute and chronic healthcare needs. The APC will utilize evidence-based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care, implement and modify the plan, and prescribe diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions. Advanced procedures may be performed consistent with privileges and competency validation. Documentation includes key components of patient progress via daily progress notes, transfer and discharge summaries, and/or clinic notes, meeting acute care compliance standards and capturing patient acuity. The APC will maintain ongoing communication and collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team, facilitate communication with patients, families, and staff to promote continuity of care, and demonstrate professional practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education, and instruction of graduate students. They will seek opportunities for active engagement in research and analysis of evidence-based practice, actively participate in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty-specific meetings, and maintain CEUs and membership in a professional organization.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree
• National Board Certification as a Women’s Healthcare or Physician Assistant
• NRP
• BLS certification
• Minimum 3 years professional clinical experience in labor and delivery or postpartum is required

Responsibilities

• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Serves as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
• Formulates Plan of Care.
• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
• Implements and modifies plan of care.
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable.
• Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
• Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.
• Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level