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The Nurse Practitioner Inpatient / Physician Assistant provides advanced health care to individuals families or groups as an advanced or expert clinician. Performs assessment of individual health analyzes data to determine medical and nursing care needed plans a treatment strategy to meet identified needs evaluates responses to nursing and medical DUTIESAssessment: Assesses the complex acute critical and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions. Uses relevant data to evaluate for any physiologic instability and utilizes data to formulate plan of Interventions: Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems. Specific interventions are listed in the Scope of Practice and approved as a part of the credentialing/privileging process. Analyzes the indications contradictions risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic of Care: Manages the plan of care through evaluation modification and documentation according to the patients response to therapy. Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes. Incorporates health promotion health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute critical and chronic illness. Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care : Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family nursing staff and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team Development: Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses APPs students and other health care Safety and Quality: Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting : A masters degree in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Active unencumbered unrestricted Louisiana Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license or Physician Assistant license or temporary permit Active Drug Enforcement Agency registration and Louisiana Controlled Drug Substance license American Heart Association Certification in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support