Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant - Observation Unit - Mary Washington Hospital

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• In collaboration with physician, demonstrates ability to consul patients and family members about diagnosis, testing, surgery and risk of procedures.
• Performs comprehensive health assessments for the purpose of diagnosing and treating individuals.
• Formulates appropriate differential diagnosis, develop treatment plan to include appropriate diagnostics; identifies non-pharmacological interventions, appropriate pharmacological agents and education.
• The plan is based on mutually established priorities to maximize the heath potential of the patient.
• Provides relevant patient and family education; makes appropriate referrals to other professional and community agencies.
• Orders and provides preliminary interpretation of diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes non-pharmacological therapies and pharmacological agents within the defined scope of service and according to guidelines established by the supervising physician.
• Demonstrates the ability to use effective organizational/prioritization problem-solving and decision-making abilities in practice.
• Provides emergency treatments and initiates emergency life saving measures per ACLS guidelines.
• Maintains all the requirements of the practice agreement with the supervising physician under the regulations and requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in Virginia or eligible, required.
• Successful completion of Physician Assistant National Certification Exam, required.
• MSN, required.
• Current Virginia state certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, required.
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required.
• Recent adult medical-surgical experience (5 years of experience), required.
• Ability to work effectively in emergency situations and under stress.
• Profound leadership skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively/collaboratively as part of a team, developing productive working relationships with diverse groups of people.