Advanced Practice Provider - APRN or PA - Brain and Spine

Responsibilities

• Physician and APP completed Quality Assurance chart reviews (25 charts for new grad, 10 charts for an established provider)
• Performs credentialed procedure
• Evaluates signs and symptoms, including age-appropriate changes, noting pertinent positives and negatives (patient care)
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and reformulate as necessary, differential diagnoses by priority, identifies the presence of co-morbidities, and uses diagnostic strategies and technical skills to monitor and sustain physiological function and ensure patient safety
• Participates in daily team transition huddles to facilitate effective coordinated patient care
• Utilizes evidence-based practice, along with prescribing appropriate pharmacologic (includes medication reconciliation) and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities; implements treatment and referral orders; interprets and evaluates appropriate lab and diagnostic testing and reports to collaborating physician(s) and health care team members
• Maintaining competencies and skills of specialty area of practice. Demonstrates assessment skills, diagnosis with critical thinking and implementation of a plan of care.
• Advocates on behalf of the patient population and the profession through active participation in the health policy process.

Requirements

• APRN: Master’s degree with an Advanced Practice Nursing Focus and National Board Certification and Acute Care Certification required
• PA: Master’s degree required with the appropriate National Certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Qualifications

• Current Ohio Board of Nursing license for APRN
• Current Ohio License 50RX – License to practice as a physician assistant with prescriptive authority

Skills

• Ability to communicate and relate well with staff, provider(s), and the public
• Awareness of patient confidentiality and ability to follow directions well from physician and work autonomously with little direction
• Positive interpersonal relationships and critical analysis skills
• Maintain competencies and skills of specialty area of practice
• Assessment skills, diagnosis with critical thinking and implementation of a plan of care
• Advocates on behalf of the patient population and the profession through active participation in the health policy process

Benefits

Overview Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. Our mission is to live God’s love by promoting and restoring health. Our commitment to our patients is to help individuals be their best. With that context, safety is our top priority. We provide an integrated system of healthcare experts committed to providing exceptional care.