Thoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

About The Position

In collaboration with supervising physicians, provides for the expansion of individualized healthcare services by diagnosing and treating thoracic conditions. Responsibilities include outpatient and peri-operative management of thoracic surgery patients.

Requirements

Master's degree, Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with prescriptive authority, credentialed by the Texas Board of Nursing or the Texas Medical Board.
Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance.
Ability to address individuals and information with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality in various situations.
Capacity to work well with physicians and other care providers as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare delivery team.
Capacity to work with trainees, including medical students and surgical residents.
Highly proficient in hospital and clinic EMR documentation and Microsoft Office applications.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience in surgical subspecialty to include surgical first assisting.
Prefer experience in all aspects of thoracic surgery to include in-patient management, bed-side procedures, surgical first assisting, and out-patient clinic and procedures.

Responsibilities

Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview, and examination.
Orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic studies.
Performs health assessments and screening.
Identifies normal/abnormal health characteristics, develops plan of care, and initiates appropriate interventions.
Timely response to patient questions/issues that arise as triaged by clinical staff and aids with emergencies, as needed.
Provides direct treatment and management of conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources, inclusive of administering medications according to the formulary protocol or upon patient-specific approval from the supervising physician or transmits orally or in writing on a patient’s record, a prescription from the supervising physician to a person who may furnish such medication.
Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning health conditions, treatment options and community resources.
Documents delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy.
Participates in orientation and education of staff and students.
Collaborates quality health care with interprofessional team members to manage/coordinate patient care for both in-patient and out-patient treatment.
Fosters identification and implementation of innovative solutions to improve patient care or department operations.
Integrates and contributes to professional practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols and leads improvements in patient safety-related processes.
Other related functions as assigned.