APP General Surgery Inpatient-PRN

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and technical competencies of an APRN in the Surgical Department
• Able to evaluate medical problems of clients in the assigned practice setting and appropriately requests consults to other specialties when indicated
• Provides education to patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues and use of prescribed medical treatments and/or medications pertinent to the neonatal patient’s condition
• Creates diagnostically appropriate treatment plans
• Documents all medical evaluation, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals and consultations consistent with NCQA, The Joint Commission, state regulatory standards and evidenced-based standards of care
• Maintains documentation compliance for appropriate coding and billing
• Facilitates evaluation of records by physician(s), peers and quality standards according to protocols and receives and implements constructive directives
• May refer complex and high priority cases to collaborating physician with regards to complicated diagnostic problems, serious illness, complicated therapeutic problems and re-evaluation of chronic conditions
• Provides medical and emergency interventions appropriate to the client’s needs
• prescribes and monitors medications appropriate to the diagnosis
• orders and monitors the appropriateness of emergency interventions
• Maintains collegiality with all members of the inter-disciplinary team
• Utilizes appropriate chain-of-command and communicates with specialty practice Program Director, APP Director and Medical Director of any clinical issue and contributes to quality improvement or process improvement as necessary
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department

• Master's Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• High School Graduate
• Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants(NCCPA)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - State Board of Nursing APRNs may obtain within one year of date of hire
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Previous APRN or PA-C experience