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The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in the Gastroenterology specialty within the Internal Medicine Department manages health problems and coordinates health care in primary, acute or specialty care settings. These APPs deliver patient care and medical services to individuals, families and groups by utilizing standards of care in accordance with State and Federal rules and regulations to assess health status, diagnose medical conditions, develop medical plan of care, implement treatments and evaluate patient responses in collaboration with collaborative/sponsoring physician as described in a Collaborative Practice Agreement.
Job Responsibility:
Able to evaluate medical problems of clients in the assigned Gastroenterology/Internal Medicine practice setting and appropriately requests consultation of 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 patient’s condition.
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.
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.
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.
Requirements:
Master's Degree OR Master Degree Nursing from accredited program in Advanced Practice Nursing for APRNs OR Doctor of Nursing Practice from accredited program in Advanced Practice Nursing for APRNs.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Nice to have:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - State Board of Nursing
Licensed Physician Assistant (PA) - State Board of Healing Arts