Surgery Advanced Practice Clinician

Job Details

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Description

The Surgery Advanced Practice Clinician works within the department of Surgery, supporting the program by covering all aspects of the surgery program. The APC is part of a team that includes their colleagues, attending physicians, and residents. The APC will provide all aspects of clinical care for patients throughout the continuum. This includes, but is not limited to the Emergency Room, inpatient hospital and Operating Room. The surgical APC interacts with various disciplines within the hospital including consultants in the hospital in an effort to coordinate care. Coverage will be provided at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital (JLH).

• Attend morning sign-out with the residents & attendings as a part of the surgery team.
• Manage surgery patients to include the following documentation: history & physicals, order placement, brief operative notes, progress notes, discharge summaries.
• Prescribe medications including narcotics under Federal & State prescribing laws.
• Perform surgery consults.
• Perform evaluations in the Emergency Room.
• Attend unit based safety briefings when indicated
• Provide preadmission testing communication with elective surgery patients.
• Collaborate with preadmission testing nurses regarding elective surgery patients.
• Collaborate with nurses and ancillary staff from various areas within the hospital.
• Provide OR first assistant coverage; including skills for open, laparoscopic, and robotic procedures.
• Carry hospital issued phone and address issues, perform consults.
• Work in collaboration with the resident team to cover the needs of the surgery service line.
• Round on patient, write progress notes, evaluate laboratory and imaging data.
• Perform suturing, drain removal, abscess drainage, wound care, skin biopsy, and minor procedures.
• Attend monthly/quarterly programmatic meetings, in-person or via Zoom
• Staggered work schedule with coverage until 10pm Monday-Friday
• Saturday and Sunday full coverage, on average one weekend per month.
• Holiday full coverage, shared amongst the APC team to include those observed by Jefferson Health:
• New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
• Coverage at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital to include patient care and preadmission testing communication.
• Ensure strong communication among team to include APCs, physicians, floor nursing staff, OR staff and members of other multidisciplinary teams.
• Efficient use and navigation of the electronic medical record “EPIC” for patient care.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and triage duties and patient care.
• Possess strong communication skills.
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Maintain professional appearance and follow code of conduct as per hospital guidelines.
• Complete mandatory education yearly.
• Maintain professional licensures and certifications.

Qualifications

Master’s Degree

National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

BLS certification

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

100 Medical Campus Drive, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

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.