Advanced Practice Provider - Inpatient Hepatology (Multiple Openings)

About the role

The nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) will work within the outpatient clinic setting alongside our General Hepatology Clinic faculty and staff at VUMC. This NP/PA will be expected to see patients independently as well as working alongside other MD's in providing care for our hepatology patients. The majority of patients seen will be return patients previously seen by one of the physician faculty.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of Health Status
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
• Implements and modifies plan of care.
• Documentation
• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
• Actively participates in Grand Rounds, APN council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, M&M presentations.
• Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Qualifications

• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced)
• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced)
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced)
• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced)
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced)
• Professionalism (Advanced)

Skills

• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced)
• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced)
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced)
• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced)
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced)
• Professionalism (Advanced)

Benefits

Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...

Pay

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.