Description
Hiring Physician Assistant & Nurse Practitioner-Cardiac Surgery Physician Practice
Job Description
Responsibilities:
1. Examine patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated. Provide quality care across the continuum in collaboration with physicians,
2. Develops plan of care for patients in coordination with multidisciplinary team and completes appropriate reports to physicians and family.
3. May provide inpatient care, rounding on surgery patients and providing pre, peri and post-op services including (A) Caring for complex surgical population (B) Assisting responsibilities in the operating room (C) Ordering and collecting test samples and assessing to update patient's plan of care as necessary (D) Educating patients and families during patient's hospital stay (E) Taking appropriate action when medical complications arise (F) Within the scope of their education, training, and credentialing, provide full-scope care for patients in the inpatient setting
4. Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Reviews all lab data and documents. Issues prescriptions to patients based on Federal & State Regulations.
5. Documents and maintain patient records of services provided according to facility and nursing standards.
6. Provide patient education, counseling, and instruction regarding patient diagnosis, medical treatments, medications, and preventative care.
7. Maintains accurate and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards in the electronic health record (EHR).
Physician Assistant Job Responsibilities
Works independently and with autonomous collaboration with physician to provide complete physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of both chronic and episodic disorders. Ensures proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The Physician Assistant (PA) remains responsible for the patient throughout the course of the treatment, provides the physical examination, the diagnosis, and the health care plan, determines when the patient has recovered, and releases the patient. The PA works directly to assist the surgeon in all patient care activities.
Physician Assistant Required Education & Experience
Required: Two years’ general surgery experience and post-operative management of the surgical patient. May consider new graduates with appropriate rotations.
Preferred: Three (3) years' experience as a Physician Assistant in specific area of practice
Nurse Practitioner Job Responsibilities
The NP may perform pre, intra, and post-operative care of surgical patients and functions as an essential member of the surgery team. The NP works directly to assist the surgeon in all patient care activities. Examine patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated. Develops plan of care for patients in coordination with multidisciplinary team and completes appropriate reports to physicians and family.
May provide inpatient care, rounding on surgery patients and providing pre, peri and post-op services including (A) Caring for complex surgical population (B) Assisting responsibilities in the operating room (C) Ordering and collecting test samples and assessing to update patient's plan of care as necessary (D) Educating patients and families during patient's hospital stay (E) Taking appropriate action when medical complications arise (F) Within the scope of their education, training, and credentialing, provide full-scope care for patients in the inpatient setting. Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures. Reviews all lab data and documents. Issues prescriptions to patients based on Federal & State Regulations.
Maintains accurate and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards in the electronic health record (EHR)
Nurse Practitioner Required Education & Experience
Required: Two years’ general surgery experience and post-operative management of the surgical patient. May consider new graduates with appropriate rotations.
