Advanced Practice Clinician

About the role

The Advanced Practice Clinician (NP/PA) is service/physician aligned, managing a distinct patient population. The APC may be required to perform some outpatient and inpatient care and facilitate discharges/outpatient follow up. The APC has a strong foundation in evidenced-based practice/education and is responsible for ensuring adherence to clinical pathways/protocols and ensuring an environment of safe quality care.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of Health Status
• Performs and documents in the medical record a complete history and physical examination for acute and complex chronically ill patients.
• 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 staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Affirms 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 in daily clinic schedule with the attending physician team, presents patient report, collaborates in plan of care, and follows assigned patient population.
• Manages Diagnostic Tests
• Orders, interprets, performs, and supervises further diagnostic tests.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation, including minor suturing, complex wound management, line and tube placements and removals.
• Communication and Collaboration
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family, and staff to promote continuity of care.
• Documentation
• Documents/dicts 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 critical care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.
• Professional Practice
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate, and novice APCs.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced-based practice.
• Participates in Grand Rounds, APN council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, M&M presentations.
• Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Qualifications

• Certifications: LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee, LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee
• Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: 1 year
• Education: Master's

Benefits

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.