Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s Degree required
• National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• BLS Certification required
• Minimum one (1) year of APP experience in critical care

Responsibilities

• Performs complete histories and physicals and documents findings in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant diagnostic information, and indicated diagnostic procedures.
• Serves as a first responder for nursing and house staff during patient status changes, including ordering interventions and participating in resuscitative efforts.
• Assesses risks associated with care of acute and complex chronically ill patients, including medication effects, immobility, nutrition, fluid/electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, and invasive procedures.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to diagnose acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manages diagnostic testing through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulates prioritized differential diagnoses.
• Identifies complications and initiates appropriate interventions.
• Develops, documents, and manages individualized plans of care based on expected outcomes.
• Applies evidence-based guidelines across the continuum of care.
• Implements and adjusts treatment plans as needed.
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• Performs advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Maintains ongoing communication with the interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinates with patients, families, and staff to ensure continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Completes timely and compliant documentation, including H&Ps, daily progress notes, care plans, procedure notes, transfer/discharge summaries, and acute event notes.
• Ensures documentation reflects patient acuity and meets acute care standards.
• Demonstrates leadership through mentoring, precepting, and education of learners.
• Participates in research, evidence-based practice initiatives, and professional development activities.
• Attends Advanced Practice Grand Rounds and specialty meetings.
• Maintains CEUs and active professional organization membership.

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, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.