Hospital Medicine- Advanced Practice Clinician- Per Diem

About the Role

The advanced practice provider (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) within the acute care hospital setting works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team.

Responsibilities

• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• May serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
• Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
• Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
• Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
• Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
• Implements and modifies plan of care.
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family, and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
• Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and/or clinic note where applicable (H&P, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary).
• Ensures documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards, and captures patient acuity.
• Demonstrates professional practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
• Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty-specific meetings.
• Maintains CEUs and membership in a professional organization.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• BLS certification

Pay

$72.68 to $103.57 hourly. The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills, and qualifications.

Schedule

Rotating

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including:

• Medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance and discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
• Voluntary benefits providing access to group rates on insurance and discounts

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.