APP - Vascular Surgery Per Diem

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Work in collaboration with the attending supervising/collaborating physician(s) in accordance with state law and hospital regulations, hospital policy, protocols, and clinical pathways, and may provide autonomous team-based care.
• Obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, review/orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and radiologic results, formulate and manage patient treatment plans.
• Educate patients and families on care and available resources, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. This includes admitting instructions, treatment plans, potential side effects, and discharge plans.
• Provide psychosocial support to patients, their family members, and significant others in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
• Vascular Surgery experience preferred.
• Active, unrestricted CT medical license or in process of obtaining.
• ACLS/BLS (as required) Certification.
• DEA License.