Advanced Practice Provider (NP) - Surgery-Vascular

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Vascular Surgery and Wound Care team in Chapel Hill, NC. The APP will provide wound and vascular patient care, work with a vascular surgeon, and participate in research and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include in-office procedures, imaging/labs coordination, and developing treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians. Onsite full-time position with standard daytime schedule.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited graduate-level Advanced Practice Provider (NP) program.
• Licensed as an Advanced Practice Provider in the state of North Carolina.
• Board certification if required by the Department. DEA.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Manage wound care clinics including venous, arterial, pressure injuries and diabetic wounds of the lower extremities.
• Collaborate with vascular surgeons in clinic management and patient care.
• Engage in daily quality improvement and protocol development to improve patient care.

Skills

Clinical competency

Leadership

Independent practice

Communication skills

Education

Graduate NP program

Job description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Join a growing Vascular Surgery and Wound Care team. We are looking for a dedicated APP to work with vascular and wound patients. Responsibilities with include:

• Wound Clinic:
  • Manage dedicated independent clinics for wound care including venous, arterial, pressure injury and diabetic wounds of the lower extremities.
  • In-office procedures including debridement's and skin graft placement
  • Ordering and following up on imaging, labs and cultures
• Vascular Surgery Clinic Management
  • Works with dedicated vascular surgeon seeing various disease processes. Obtains relevant health and medical history, performs thorough physical assessment, reviews and interprets pertinent diagnostic tests/results. Develops appropriate differential diagnoses. Develops and implements treatment plans including prescribing/ordering of appropriate evidence-based pharmacological agents consistent with departmental guidelines and privileging, and schedules appropriate follow-up management.
• Research and Quality Improvement
  • Engages in daily continuous quality improvement by identifying and implementing processes for improvement. Consults with management in assessment, problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluating clinical/system issues and models of care. Leads interdisciplinary teams to provide integrated delivery of patient care services. Initiates and revises protocol(s) or guideline(s) to reflect evidence-based changes in care management Works to influence policy-making bodies to improve patient care. Develops new clinical programs or services within the department/unit/clinic to improve patient care.
• Engage in clinical research and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and program effectiveness.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in wound and vascular techniques and treatments.

Summary:
A Nurse Practitioner functions as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in accordance with privileges approved by the credentialing committee to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients within the APPs scope of practice in collaboration with a supervising physician. The APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of the organization, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Other Information

Education Requirements:

• Completion of an accredited graduate-level Advanced Practice Provider (NP) program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Licensed as an Advanced Practice Provider in the state of North Carolina.
• Board certification if required by the Department. DEA.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• Demonstrated clinical competency.
• Effective leadership skills. Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication and strong analytical skills.
• Effective interaction to ensure the successful care of patients in the clinical setting.
• Documentation in the medical record to substantiate accurate billing.

Contact Information

Josh Cosby

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Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians

Organization Unit: Surgery-Vascular

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC: Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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