NP/PA CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY - LANSING, MI - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SPARROW

Essential Duties

• Facilitate appropriated patient admission to appropriate hospital bed, including inter and intra hospital transfers.
• Perform and dictate History & Physicals, Consultations, Discharge Summaries and SOAP notes on any/all patient floors.
• Facilitate appropriated outpatient care in terms of all necessary referrals to outside physicians.
• Assists with development of plan of care based on patient assessment.
• Reviews x-rays and monitors lab values and other diagnostic reports.
• Performs daily rounds and charts documentation on any/all patient floors.
• Respond to all general surgery emergencies.
• Determine need for and perform core specialized diagnostic, therapeutic and other procedures:
• Initiate and manage cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Take leadership role in all in and outpatient nursing duties including outpatient consultation, follow up exams and surgical scheduling.
• Manage outpatient prescriptions for surgical patients.
• Maintains and adjusts medications and dosages.
• Participate in endoscopy under the direction of the primary surgeon.
• Perform call in accordance with primary covering surgeon.
• Perform minor procedures such as Incision and drainage, evacuation of hematoma, drain removal, Lap Band adjustments, suturing in inpatient or outpatient settings as needed.
• Collaborate with the surgeon and other health care professionals for optimal surgical outcome.

Other Procedures

• Assisting the anaesthesiologist when applicable.
• Assisting with patient positioning, skin preparation, and draping.
• Providing wound exposure.
• Handling and cutting tissue appropriately to reduce potential for injury.
• Using and manipulating surgical instruments and medical devices skilfully.
• First assisting surgeon in operating room and demonstrating proficiency in all aspects as taught by the supervising physician.
• Providing homeostasis.
• Suturing tissue and closing wounds.
• Aiding in the safe delivery of the patient to the recovery room.
• Communicating to appropriate health care personnel and family members.
• Participating in pre and postoperative care/teaching and discharge planning with physician supervision.
• Pre-assessing the patient, including review of lab work, etc.
• Rounding on inpatients, seeing patients in office, performing and assisting in-office procedures.
• Providing patient/family education from admission to discharge re: diet, medications, exercise, risk factors, follow-up visits, etc.
• Facilitating timely patient discharge.
• Communicating daily.

Job Requirements

• Education: Graduate of accredited PA/NP Program.
• Michigan PA/NP License.
• BCLS ACLS.
• Maintain CME activity as required by the State and National licensing board.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates ability to use a keyboard as may be required to perform the essential duties of the job.

Job Family

• Physicians & Advanced Practice Providers

Requirements

• Shift: Variable.
• Facility: Sparrow Hospital.