Neurology - Advance Practice Clinician - Einstein Montgomery

Jefferson Health; Harmonville (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Albert Einstein Medical Center in Pennsylvania seeks a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive care in the neurology ambulatory practice, collaborating with an interdisciplinary health care team and supporting assessment, diagnosis, and plan of care.

The APP will perform histories and physicals, order and interpret tests, document in the medical record, coordinate care across inpatient and outpatient settings, and participate in professional development and

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required.
• National Board Certification as Acute Care NP or PA.
• BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and interprets data and diagnostic procedures as indicated.
• Serves as first responder for patient status changes and interventions.
• Assesses risks for acute and chronically ill patients.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to diagnose and plan care.
• Maintains documentation with timely progress notes and plans.

Skills

History & physicals

Assessment

Diagnostic testing

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Plan of care

Education

Master’s Degree

Acute Care NP/PA Certification

BLS certification

Job description

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

The advanced practice provider (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) within the ambulatory setting works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP provides comprehensive care in the Neurology ambulatory practice.

Responsibilities

Assessment & Management

• Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.
• Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient 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 patient including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and 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 orders appropriate interventions.

Formulates Plan of Care

• Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
• Utilizes evidence‑based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
• Implements and modifies plan of care.
• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.
• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.

Documentation

• Documents / dictates key components of patient’s progress 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 is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.

Communication and Collaboration

• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Professional Practice

• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students.
• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidence‑based practice.
• Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.
• Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• BLS certification

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Albert Einstein Medical Center

Primary Location Address

633 West Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States of America

EEO Statement

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 diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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