Surgery - Thoracic Physician Assistant

Cardiac Surgery Advanced Practice Provider

The cardiac surgery program at Einstein Jefferson Philadelphia is seeking an experienced full-time cardiac surgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP). This program is rewarding, bringing advanced cardiac surgery services to an underserved population. This program highly values their APPs. Join a team of dedicated surgeons and APPs in this completely APP-run service. This position offers lifestyle flexibility!

In this role, the practitioner will assist in the management and implementation of the health care plan for Cardiac Surgical Service as defined by surgical attending staff. This role is primarily a night shift position with occasional day shift responsibilities.

Job Description

• Responsible for inpatient care related to pre and postoperative heart surgery patients in the CCU and Telemetry unit as defined by surgical attending.
• Perform and assist with diagnostic and therapeutic bedside procedures.
• Assure clear and concise transfer of clinical information between nurses, clinical staff, and physicians.
• Maintain communication with other clinical services.

Assessment & Management

• Performs complete history and physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• The APP 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.

Diagnosis

• 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.

Formulates Plan of Care

• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidence-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.

Communication and Collaboration

• 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.

Documentation

• Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, discharge summary, and/or clinic note where applicable (history & physical, 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).
• Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards, and captures patient acuity.

Professional Practice

• Demonstrates professional practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education, and instruction of graduate students.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidence-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

Work Shift

Workday Night (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America