Emergency Medicine APC Abington

Montgomery County, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Details

Abington Lansdale Hospital (100 Medical Campus Drive Lansdale)
0.8 FTE (full time)
Inpatient III position requiring 30-50% night shift and the balance day shift
Day shifts are 10 hrs night shifts are 12 hrs

Job Description

Assessment & Management

Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.

Orders and collects data usingappropriate assessmenttechniques relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures whereindicated.

The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staffin the event ofpatient 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 patientincluding:medication side effects immobility impaired nutritionfluidand 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 ordersappropriate interventions

FormulatesPlan of Care

Identifiesexpected outcomes fromdiagnosis andformulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.

Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.

Implements andmodifiesplanof care.

Prescribesdiagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.

May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.

Documentation

Documents/dictateskey components ofpatientsprogress via daily progress note transfer and discharge summary and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p 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 istimely meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.

Communication and Collaboration

Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health careteam.

Facilitates and communicates withpatientfamilyand staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Professional Practice

Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviorsincluding:preceptor/mentoringeducationand instruction of graduate students.

Seeksopportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.

Activelyparticipatesin Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.

Maintains CEUs and membership in a professional organization.

Qualifications

Masters Degree

National Board Certification as aPrimary/FamilyCare Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

BLS certification

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Lansdale Hospital

Primary Location Address

100 Medical Campus Drive Lansdale Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Job DetailsAbington Lansdale Hospital (100 Medical Campus Drive Lansdale)0.8 FTE (full time)Inpatient III position requiring 30-50% night shift and the balance day shift Day shifts are 10 hrs night shifts are 12 hrsJob DescriptionAssessment & ManagementPerforms complete history & physicals and docum...