NP Nurse Practitioner PA Physician Assistant Trauma Surgery Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

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Organization:

VUH Advanced Practice Provider

Job Summary:

The Inpatient Trauma Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The NP provides healthcare in acute health care settings including emergent surgical and medical ICUs. The NP has didactic education clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The NP demonstrates medical knowledge clinical judgment technical competence professionalism interpersonal communication skills timely and compliant documentation and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application.

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Join Our Team as an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Trauma Surgery at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital!

Are you an experienced Advanced Practice Provider looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing service Do you thrive in fast-paced environments enjoy practicing at full scope and relish the opportunity to shape the future of a dynamic surgical unit If so Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospitals Trauma Surgery team wants YOU!

Why VanderbiltAs part of Vanderbilt Health youll join a nationally recognized healthcare system dedicated to excellence in patient care innovation and professional growth. Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital is home to aLevel 3 Trauma Servicewith a joint focus onTrauma Surgery and General Surgery. With Vanderbilt youll enjoy access to unparalleled resources collaboration with world-class providers and the opportunity to grow your career in an environment that values autonomy professional development and teamwork.

Whats in it for YOU

• Day Shift Hours with Flexibility:Work6:30 AM 6:30 PMand enjoy day shifts while contributing to a growing service. As the unit expands flexibility to occasionally work evenings and nights will be required.
• Weekend Rotation:Gain work-life balance with aweekend rotation every 3rd weekend(Saturday/Sunday).
• Autonomy and Full-Scope Practice:Vanderbilt empowers its APPs to practice at their highest level. Youll have the autonomy to make meaningful clinical decisions while working closely with a collaborative care team.
• Opportunity for Procedures and OR Time:Expand your skill set with hands-on opportunities for procedures. As the service grows there is potential foroperating room involvement.
• Shape the Future:Join abusy and growing servicewhere your expertise will directly contribute to the development and growth of the Trauma Surgery program. Be part of something bigger and help build a robust service that provides life-saving care to the community.
• Professional Growth:Vanderbilt is committed to advancing the careers of its providers. The growth of this unit offers abundant professional opportunities to lead innovate and expand your expertise.

What Were Looking For:Were seeking a motivated and adaptable APP who thrives in dynamic environments. Someone with APP experience who can flourish in an autonomous environment (ideally with Trauma Surgery background) and has worked in surgical environments would be an excellent candidate.

If youre ready to step into a role that challenges you clinically offers growth opportunities and allows you to work alongside a team dedicated to excellence in trauma and general surgery we want to hear from you.

Key Details:

• Position:Advanced Practice Provider Trauma Surgery
  • Pre and post-op care of trauma surgery and general surgery patients with potential for OR time in the future as the service grows.
    
• Location:Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
  
• Schedule:Day shift (6:30 AM6:30 PM) with occasional evenings/nights as the service grows; weekend rotation every 3rd weekend
  
• Service Type:Level 3 Trauma Service (Joint Trauma Surgery & General Surgery)
  

At Vanderbilt youll join a team driven by a shared mission to provide outstanding care and improve lives. If youre ready to build your career while making a difference in the lives of patients and families apply today!

Apply now to become an integral part of the Trauma Surgery team at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete system-focused or symptom-specific physical examination assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration provides healthcare services for primary acute and complex care of patients and manages patients overall care identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders performs interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic non-pharmacologic and surgical needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings such as admitting transferring and discharging patients.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Professionalism (Advanced): Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development ethical practice and a responsible attitude toward their patients their profession and society. Participates in medical center committees professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced): Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients families and other members of health care teams. Communicates practice knowledge effectively both orally and in writing.
• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced): Demonstrates the use of scientific evidence and methods to investigate evaluate and improve patient care practices. Anticipates variations in practice and is proactive in implementing interventions to improve quality. Uses best available evidence to continuously improve quality of clinical practice. Generates knowledge from clinical practice to improve practice and patient outcomes. Reviews data and evidences to improve advanced practice. Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences within the context of nursing science.
• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced): Demonstrates care that is compassionate appropriate and effective for the promotion of health prevention of illness treatment of disease and care at the end of life. Within scope of licensure and certification manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients. Uses health assessment skills to differentiate between normal variations of normal and abnormal findings. Employs screening and diagnostic strategies in the development of diagnoses. Prescribes medications within scope of practice. Manages health/illness status of patients and families over time and across the continuum. Provides patient-centered care and the patient or designee as a full partner in decision making. Creates a climate of patient-centered care to include confidentiality privacy comfort emotional support mutual trust and respect. Incorporates cultural and spiritual preferences values and beliefs into health care. Preserves the patients control over decision making by negotiating a mutually acceptable plan of care. Integrates ethical principles into decision making. Uses electronic health record to capture data on variables for the evaluation and management of patient care. Clearly documents findings assessment and plan of care.
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced): Demonstrates established and evolving biomedical clinical and social sciences and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others. Demonstrates knowledge of population focus but also other sciences that support his/her field of practice. Demonstrates knowledge of common and important health issues affecting society and other societies around the globe. Demonstrates commitment in maintaining current evidence based knowledge through continuous learning. Educates patients families students and other members of the healthcare team in clinical topics and application of clinical knowledge.
• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development ethical practice and a responsible attitude toward their patients their profession and society. Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Centers mission of quality in patient care education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

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Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time energy and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies ones own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies tools and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - TennesseeTennessee

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

1 year

Education:

Masters

Vanderbilt Health is committed tofosteringan environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.