Advanced Practice Provider IV- Emergency Medicine Northside MOB- Full-TIme

About the role

An Advanced Practice Provider IV (APP IV) is a direct patient care provider licensed in the State of Florida and/or Georgia and provides medical services to patients as defined by their scope of practice and under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida/Georgia. Clinical Area: Provides care primarily in the inpatient, Critical care, Clinics, OR, Labor & Delivery and/or Emergency department settings/Hospital-based settings.

Responsibilities

• Performs or assist with procedures of higher complexity in office, inpatient unit, operating room, or emergency department
• May perform first assist functions in the operating room setting
• Call coverage may be required specific to departmental needs
• May provide education and instruction
• Monitoring or management of medical/invasive devices and placement of devices within scope of practice
• May manage care of Pre-/post-operative and pre-/post-procedure patients
• Conducts high level evaluation and triage specific to the specialty/subspecialty including patient histories, performs physical examinations and/or diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, differential diagnoses, ordering of ancillary studies, medical decision making, treatment and stabilization
• Formulates comprehensive health management plans for patients in collaboration with physicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals to include progress notes, narrative discharge summaries, consults, etc.
• Facilitates patient participation in making health care decisions
• Contributes to the development, implementation, and expansion of programs and initiatives, including participation in research activities, quality improvement projects, etc., as appropriate
• Participates in professional development opportunities and introduces innovation in practice where applicable
• Enters pertinent clinical information in the patient's medical record in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with established compliance billing guidelines
• Documents and closes open encounters, My Chart messages, and other EMR communications in accordance with institutional requirements
• Educates and counsels patients/families regarding their health care, including routine health maintenance
• Calls and responds to consults, handles discharge planning, and schedules procedures routinely
• Actively participates in meetings, functions, events, and committees, as well as in a team of interdisciplinary health care providers

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner License required or at time of hire
• Physician Assistant License required at time of hire
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required at time of hire – American Red Cross or American Heart Association only
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) preferred at time of hire
• PALS Certified preferred at time of hire
• New Grads in Orthopedics need to acquire their DEA within 90 days of hire
• Master's Physician Assistant training program required or Master's Nurse Practitioner required
• 2 years critical care, Labor & delivery/ED/OR care settings – preferred

Additional details

• Travel: Up to 25%
• May be required to take call coverage
• Additional duties as assigned may vary