Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Medical Staff

Purpose of Position

Provide medical services to general surgical patients in the OR, ER, and on in-patient floors during weekdays.

Description

• Perform history and physical examination on general surgical emergency patients upon decision for admission.
• Adequately medical clear patients for general surgical pre-op patients by ordering necessary consultations and testing.
• Serve as surgical first assistant to general surgeon doing elective and emergency surgery.
• Secondary priority will be first assisting for surgical subspecialties such as ENT, Urology, and Gynecology for elective cases.
• Provide first line general surgical evaluation and treatment for patients in the emergency room that have already been evaluated by an emergency room physician.
• Prepare patients for evaluation and treatment by an attending general surgeon if appropriate.
• Collaborate with general surgical residents to avoid duplication of services.
• Provide services for general surgical inpatients by responding to nurses’ calls and expediting discharges, completing documentation, etc. at the request of an attending surgeon as time allows.
• Collaborate with the Hospital Physician Service physicians in coordinating general surgical emergency admissions and medical management of both pre- and post-op patients.
• Collaborate with Chief of General Surgery in coordinating his/her clinical services and defer to his decision regarding clinical priorities and assignment.
• Collaborate with Chief of General Surgery and Chief Medical Officer of CCH on implementing and refining this position and defer to their decisions regarding programmatic and administrative priorities and assignment.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of clinical work performed and complete billing encounter sheets on a timely basis.
• Maintain all necessary certifications and CCH medical staff privileges as a surgical PE.
• Collaborate closely with the attending surgeon (“immediate physician supervisor”) of the patient to whom he is providing services.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of clinical work performed and complete billing encounter sheets on a timely basis.
• Maintain all necessary certifications and CCH medical staff privileges as a surgical PE.
• Collaborate closely with the attending surgeon (“immediate physician supervisor”) of the patient to whom he is providing services.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of clinical work performed and complete billing encounter sheets on a timely basis.
• Maintain all necessary certifications and CCH medical staff privileges as a surgical PE.
• Communicate effectively and participate actively on the health care team.
• Comply with CCH Medical Staff By-Laws and Rules and Regulations, Human Resource policies, and CCH Corporate compliance policies.
• Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Cape Cod Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.

  Qualifications

  • Nurse Practitioner Qualifications: Certified NP2 years surgical experience, including first assistant in OR preferredACLS certified within 3 months of position. BLSUS Department of Justice and Massachusetts’ Controlled Substance DEA Registrations are required for prescribing practitioners
  • Physician Assistant Qualifications: Certified PA2 years surgical experience, including first assistant in OR preferredACLS certified within 3 months of position. BLSUS Department of Justice and Massachusetts’ Controlled Substance DEA Registrations are required for prescribing practitioners

  Schedule Details

  36-hrs. per week, 12-hr. Shifts, Rotating schedule, Minimum of 2 years experience as an APP in an acute care setting required.

  Organization

  Cape Cod Hospital

  Primary Location

  Massachusetts-Hyannis

  Department

  CCH-PH - Medical Staff

  Annual/Hourly

  Annual - Based on Full Time Employment

  Hiring Pay Range

  160533 - 176271