Advanced Practice Provider - Pre Admission Testing (PAT)

Eskenazi-Medical-Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskenazi Health's Advanced Practice RN – Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) position in Indianapolis is a full-time, day-shift role. The APRN educates and advocates for patients undergoing perioperative procedures and handles medical clearances.

The role requires a Master of Science in Nursing, an Indiana license or eligibility, a collaborative agreement with the affiliated physician group, and Indiana CDS registration. Eskenazi Health supports a safety-net system serving diverse patients.

Qualifications

• MSN from an accredited nursing program.
• Current Indiana license or eligibility to obtain one.
• Collaborative agreement with the affiliated physician group.
• Current Indiana Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration.

Responsibilities

• Educator, advocate and care provider for perioperative care and medical clearance.
• Complete history and physicals for patients undergoing elective surgeries.
• Optimize comorbidities of patients undergoing elective surgeries.
• Perform risk stratification for patients undergoing elective surgeries.
• Order and interpret EKGs, labs, imaging and cardiac diagnostic testing.
• Obtain accurate medication reconciliations and provide perioperative medication management.
• Consult with anesthesia, surgery and internal medicine; refer patients for further preoperative evaluation and optimization.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Job description

Overview

Schedule:Full Time

Shift:Days

EMG is affiliated with Eskenazi Health and employs physician and advanced practice providers who support the Eskenazi Health system. A multi-specialty provider group, it strives to be a leading primary care provider serving all patients regardless of ability to pay or condition of health while advancing medicine through teaching and research.

Eskenazi Health is one of American's largest safety net health systems with more than 1 million outpatient visits each year. Partnering with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana. In addition to the 327-bed hospital located on its downtown Indianapolis campus, Eskenazi Health provides services at 10 federally qualified health care centers and multiple mental health sites and residential facilities located throughout Indianapolis. Eskenazi Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and has been highlighted as one of the nation's 150 best places to work by Becker's Hospital Review for four consecutive years.

Indianapolis offers affordable housing, excellent schools and a wealth of entertainment options, including a variety of amateur and professional sports teams, dynamic museums, live theater productions, symphony and opera concerts, a wide variety of shopping options and restaurants, and numerous outdoor festivals, as well as the famous Indy 500 race each May.

Eskenazi Health has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2018 list of "150 Great Places to Work In Health Care." This is the 3rd year in a row now that EH has received this honor.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/150-top-places-to-work-in-healthcare-2019.html

Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice RN (APRN) –Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) works as an educator, advocate and care provider and is responsible for the care and well-being of patients being seen for perioperative care and medical clearance.

Complete history and physicals for patient’s undergoing elective surgeriesOptimize comorbidities of patient’s undergoing elective surgeriesPerform risk stratification for patient’s undergoing elective surgeriesOrder and interpret EKGs, labs, imaging and various cardiac diagnostic testingObtain accurate medication reconciliations and provide perioperative medication managementConsult with various specialties as needed (Anesthesia, Surgery, Internal Medicine)Refer patients to various specialties as needed for further preoperative evaluation and optimization

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Master of Science degree Current Indiana license or eligible for one Collaborative agreement with affiliated physician group Current Indiana Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration