App Surgical

Responsibilities

• Evaluates medical problems of clients in the assigned practice setting and appropriately requests consults to other specialties when indicated.
• Provides education to patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues and use of prescribed medical treatments and/or medications pertinent to the neonatal patient’s condition.
• Creates diagnostically appropriate treatment plans.
• Documents all medical evaluation, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals and consultations consistent with NCQA, The Joint Commission, state regulatory standards and evidenced-based standards of care.
• Maintains documentation compliance for appropriate coding and billing.
• Facilitates evaluation of records by physician(s), peers and quality standards according to protocols and receives and implements constructive directives.
• Maintains collegiality with all members of the inter-disciplinary team.
• Utilizes appropriate chain-of-command and communicates with specialty practice Program Director, APP Director and Medical Director of any clinical issue and contributes to quality improvement or process improvement as necessary.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant from an accredited program.
• Master Degree Nursing from an accredited program in Advanced Practice Nursing for APRNs.
• Doctor of Nursing Practice from an accredited program in Advanced Practice Nursing for APRNs.
• Previous APRN experience preferred.

Skills

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - State Board of Nursing.
• Licensed Physician Assistant (PA) - State Board of Healing Arts.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult - Gerontology) (ACNPC-AG) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACN).
• Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants(NCCPA).

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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