Postpartum APP

Responsibilities: 

The advanced practice provider(Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) within the acute care hospital setting works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP provides comprehensive carefor women of childbearing ageon the postpartum unit.

  Assessment & Management

• Performscomplete history & physicalsanddocuments in the medical record.

• Orders and collects data usingappropriate assessmenttechniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures whereindicated.

• The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staffin the event ofpatient 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 patientincluding:medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition,fluidand electrolyte imbalance,immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.

Diagnosis

• Obtain a comprehensive health history and physical examination, order and interpret common laboratory and diagnostic studies. 

• 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 ordersappropriate interventions

Formulates Plan of Care

• Identifiesexpected outcomes fromdiagnosis andformulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.

• Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines andprotocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.

• Implements andmodifiesplanof care.

• Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions.

• May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.

Communication and Collaboration

• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.

• Facilitates and communicates withpatient,familyand staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Documentation

• Documents/dictates key components ofpatient'sprogress 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 istimely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.

Professional Practice

• Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviorsincluding:preceptor/mentoring,educationand instruction ofgraduate students.

• Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis ofevidence-basedpractice.

• ActivelyparticipatesinAdvance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings.

• Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization.

Qualifications

Master’s Degree

National Board Certification asa Women’s Healthcareor PhysicianAssistant

NRP 

BLS certification

Requirements

Minimum 3 years professional clinical experience in labor and deliveryor postpartumisrequired