Trauma Nurse Practitioner Per Diem Rotating Shift

Trane Technologies•Detroit, MI

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Trauma Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice nurse who works collaboratively with physicians and the multidisciplinary trauma team to facilitate care for traumatically injured patients. The role uses advanced clinical knowledge and expertise in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, therapeutic interventions, and patient and staff education. The NP may write medical orders for medications, tests, and invasive procedures and may perform or assist with procedures, subject to appropriate privileges and applicable protocols. Services enhance the quality and efficiency of patient care in support of, but not in place of, physician services; services billable by the physician team are excluded. The NP supports all patients in the trauma service line and is dedicated 100% to the Trauma Nurse Practitioner role. Responsibilities also include consulting, teaching, research, quality improvement, leadership, and serving as a resource for patients, families, the community, nursing staff, and other healthcare providers. The NP participates in trauma quality initiatives, including TQIP and the State of Michigan M-TQIP Committee, and assumes responsibility for ongoing professional development. Appropriate Detroit Medical Center Allied Health Professional privileges are required for patient services, prescribing, and medical interventions. The NP must obtain and maintain these privileges in good standing through the Detroit Medical Center Medical Staff Organization.

Requirements

Registered nurse licensure to practice in Michigan.
Michigan Nurse Practitioner Specialty Certification.
Master's degree in nursing from an accredited nurse practitioner training program.
Two years of clinical experience as a professional nurse.
National certification in an advanced practice nursing specialty from ANCC, NCBPNPN, or AANP.
Eligible for approval of privileges as an Allied Health Professional through the Detroit Medical Center Medical Staff Organization; credentialing application must be submitted to the DMC Medical Affairs Office upon hire.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Interpersonal, educational, and clinical skills to teach or counsel patients, families, healthcare providers, and the community on trauma care.
Leadership skills, including willingness to pursue leadership roles with increasing accountability, decision-making, coaching, teaching, counseling, inspiring confidence, and building alliances and support.
Creative thinking, self-direction, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Clinical trauma expertise, theoretical knowledge, and analytical abilities necessary to perform the role.

Nice To Haves

Three years of trauma experience is preferred.
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training within six months of hire and maintenance of current status.

Responsibilities

Identify appropriate trauma patients upon referral and order the initial trauma evaluation.
Assess patient health through preliminary histories, physical examinations, and analysis of data; formulate diagnoses and prioritized problem lists, and prescribe or recommend interventions and diagnostic tests in collaboration with a physician or under established protocols.
Collect and prioritize patient data according to immediate needs.
Monitor trauma outcomes against performance standards set by the American College of Surgeons-Trauma, DMC, and professional expectations.
Contribute to plans of care developed with patients, families, the multidisciplinary trauma team, and other healthcare professionals.
Prescribe and implement trauma interventions identified in the interdisciplinary plan of care.
Visit patients according to their condition, at least daily, to evaluate and document progress in addition to physician visits.
Advocate for patients and families to ensure ethical and culturally sensitive trauma care; assess emotional and social status and refer patients to psychosocial services when needed during or after a traumatic event.
Perform medication reconciliation.
Provide trauma education to improve nursing staff performance, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills; help healthcare providers develop, implement, and evaluate patient and family teaching strategies.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about conditions, post-trauma management, follow-up care, medications, illness prevention, health promotion, and coping strategies.
Precept, teach, coach, and mentor students, nurses, and other healthcare providers in trauma care.
Conduct trauma-related research independently or collaboratively in accordance with employer research policies; analyze and disseminate relevant research and apply findings to clinical practice.
Use independent judgment to recommend changes in clinical practice and nursing interventions.
Use continuous quality improvement to recommend trauma-care system changes and integrate clinical and management skills with fiscal responsibility.
Provide leadership to advance clinical nursing practice and quality patient care at department, divisional, and organizational levels.
Supervise clinical practice to support effective, efficient, quality trauma care delivery and comply with trauma policies.
Maintain trauma-care knowledge and clinical expertise through professional activities and collaborative appraisal of practice.
Evaluate ethical considerations and assure informed consent; model professionalism and positive guest relations and pursue professional goals related to trauma nursing.
Support DMC Code of Conduct standards and implement audit recommendations as directed; monitor compliance with applicable laws, regulations, TJC requirements, and DMC policies and procedures.