Pre-Admission Testing Nurse Practitioner - Per Diem

Jefferson Health Plans•Philadelphia, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Per Diem Nurse Practitioner works within an acute care hospital setting as an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team. This role provides comprehensive care on the inpatient Pre-Admission service, performing complete history and physicals, ordering and collecting data, and serving as a first responder for patient status changes. The Nurse Practitioner assesses risks associated with acute and complex chronically ill patients, collaborates on diagnoses, manages diagnostic tests, and formulates plans of care utilizing evidence-based practice guidelines. They maintain ongoing communication with the healthcare team, facilitate patient and family communication, and document patient progress thoroughly and in a timely manner. The role also involves demonstrating professional practice behaviors, including mentoring, education, and active participation in research and professional meetings.

Requirements

Master’s Degree
National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
BLS certification

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.
May serve 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.
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.
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.
Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary)
Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
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.