Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) – MUSC Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care – Camden, SC

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health Kershaw Pulmonology and Critical Care is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to care for the rapidly growing practice in Camden SC. You will be under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician assisting with direct patient care practice development and implementation of policies and procedures to increase the continuity of care of all patients. While collaborating with members youll be able to establish protocols supervise treatment plans and monitor the quality of the clinical practice. As the APP will also contribute to providing quality care to critical care patients in the hospital setting under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician.

Entity

MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker SubType

Regular

Cost Center

CC003534 MCP Kershaw Pulmonology of Kershaw

Pay Rate Type

Hourly Salary

Pay Grade

Health33

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Job Summary/ Purpose: MUSC Health Kershaw Pulmonology and Critical Care is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to care for the rapidly growing practice in Camden SC. You will be under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician assisting with direct patient care practice development and implementation of policies and procedures to increase the continuity of care of all patients. While collaborating with members youll be able to establish protocols supervise treatment plans and monitor the quality of the clinical practice. As the APP will also contribute to providing quality care to critical care patients in the hospital setting under the general direction and responsibility of the supervising/collaborating physician.

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Salaried
Hours per week: 40
Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: MF 8A5P

Patient Population focus: Inpatient Outpatient Procedural Unit Infusion Suite Emergency Department Management/Consultation.

Patient Population Age Range: 18 yearsdeath

Required Minimum Training and Education:

Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant

or

Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible as an AGACNP/ACNP

• AGACNP/ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (18 years to death) acutely ill or injured potentially unstable or technologically dependent (vents drips monitors etc.)

Minimum of 1 year as a Physician Assistant or ACNP preferred.

Degree of Supervision: AGACNP/ACNP or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

Required Licensure Certifications Registrations

• Currently licensed (or eligible) in the state of South Carolina as a Physician Assistant by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners or as an AGACNP/ACNP with the SC Board of Nursing.
• Requires certification in Basic Life Support (BLS). If BLS is not current provider must enroll and have received certificate by start date.
• Required certification in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). If ACLS is not current provider must enroll and have received certificate by start date.
• DHEC and DEA license applications must be submitted prior to first day.

Routine Duties

• Collaborate with the client/family to establish physical mental cultural and environmental factors that facilitate or impede realistic goals and activities.
• Conduct and document findings on initial periodic episodic and/or annual health histories and physical examinations on patients seen in the clinical setting.
• Determine potential needs for therapeutic changes diagnostic workups or subspecialty consultation and so order.
• Order and/or interpret appropriate laboratory tests xrays and chest imaging EKGs pulmonary function testing and report of other diagnostic studies and procedures.
• Provide followup for evaluation of outcomes of xrays and chest imaging laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures. Detect and evaluate any significant change in patients condition treating as indicated with current evidencebased practice.
• Review medications for clinical need simplification and possible drugdrug interactions and adjust as indicated.
• Prescribe administer and review/evaluate patients response to pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment excluding narcotics and controlled medications.
• Evaluate outpatients and manage acute and chronic illnesses according to the usual scoped of care to include attention to maintenance of stable conditions preventive health care and screening.
• Formulate diagnostic plans and therapeutic regimen including possible hospitalizations.
• Make referrals to and collaborate with home health services to provide and maintain continuity of care.
• Plan provide and evaluate care that promotes wellness and prevents disease/injury and disability.
• Assist patient to maintain or improve their current state of health when disability already exists.
• Assist patients to regain or improve their abilities to cope with states of health and illness.
• Provide education and counseling of the patient and the patients family in preventive care medical conditions and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs. Maintain phone contact with patients families and home care agencies as indicated.
• Facilitate followup referrals to smoking cessation care.
• Organize and lead inservices to educate and share information about the lung screening with clinical staff.
• Optimize patientcentered care practices through patient education care management and appropriate utilization of system processes.
• Ongoing monitoring and scheduling of patient screening exams procedures clinic appointments; monitors and assist with followup of abnormal findings.
• Accountable for following study protocols and documentation of study data points; lead the collection and submission of project data from a variety of sources.
• Provide reports to CMS for accreditation.
• Assumes primary patient care responsibility for patients in the Lung Screening and Nodule Program under the supervision of the CoDirector of the Program.
• Participates in all activities relating to the Lung Cancer Screening and Nodule Program including education development of patient educational materials continuing quality and safety initiatives continuing medical education programs direct patient care and other activities relating to the Lung Cancer Screening and Nodule Program and Thoracic oncology as defined by the CoDirectors.
• Identifies health care needs and assesses health status of patient/family during outpatient encounters including initial evaluation and subsequent outpatient care followup as well as inpatient hospitalization if appropriate. Monitors patients across the health care continuum and develops strategies to maximize compliance with recommended interventions.
• Prescreens patients for appropriateness of lung cancer screening and discusses rationale and options with patients providing balanced information on the risks and benefits of lung cancer screening as well as individualize risk calculation. Obtains comprehensive health complete histories and performs complete physical exams during initial evaluation as well as subsequent follow up. Documents all encounters in medical record.
• Identifies and collaborates with the specialty interdisciplinary team in the design of patient treatment plans.
• Communicates patient status information attends outpatient clinics attends Tumor Board and other educational and administrative meetings related to the Lung Cancer Screening and Nodule Program and Thoracic Oncology and appropriately documents progress in the Medical Record.
• Enters diagnostic imaging and laboratory orders orders appropriate tests and therapy; interprets results and outcomes; discusses appropriate plan and interventions with the physicians.
• Supports the research mission through collaboration with investigators and protocol personnel and enrolls and manages study participants on lung screening and related research studies.
• Community Outreach and Marketing
• Meet with local primary care providers to educate about lung cancer screening and benefits of referring to a centralized lung cancer screening program
• Assist with marketing campaigns radio newspaper social media etc.

Emergency Duties

• Treat respiratory distress and/or emergent conditions in the absence of a physician or until a physician arrives.
• Initiate basic life support/First Aid to the extent that training supports following current AHA guidelines. Maintain current BLS certificate.

Works as part of the pulmonary critical care team in the pulmonary clinic

• Comanage patients across the spectrum of pulmonary disorders including asthma COPD sarcoidosis pulmonary fibrosis lung cancer etc.
• Respond to patient concerns in office and/or in between visits.
• Order and follow up on labs imaging tests and other testing as indicated
• Order and interpret sixminute walk tests.
• Order and interpret office spirometry and pulmonary function testing

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist kneel climb stairs reach in all directions fully use both hands and legs possess good finger dexterity perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use initially and as required. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance work in a latex safe environment and work indoors. Frequently lift lower push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (/) unassisted exert up to 50 lbs of force lift from 36 to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals you will enjoy your career with us!

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