Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant

Number of Positions In Requisition

1



Job Details

Advance Practice Clinician

Job Description

We are looking to find a replacement Advanced Practice Provider (physician assistant or nurse practitioner) for a busy interventional radiology department in our ~200 bed hospital – Jefferson Einstein Medical Center Montgomery.

The Interventional Radiology APP cares for a mix of inpatients and outpatients.  This person will be responsible for rounding on Interventional Radiology patients, writing daily progress notes, and, in conjunction with an interventional radiology attending physician, developing appropriate interventional radiology care plans.

This person will also perform minimally invasive procedures including paracentesis, thoracentesis, hemodialysis catheter/central venous catheter placement, lumbar puncture, bone marrow and thyroid biopsy, enteric and urinary catheter exchange/maintenance.  Prior procedural experience is a plus, but not necessary.

Additionally, the IR APP and an attending physician will be responsible for two half day clinics seeing patients both pre and post interventional procedure. The APP is also responsible for contacting patients and/or their families before and after procedures to perform brief assessments/updates. The APP will also be involved in interdisciplinary discussions regarding IR patient management and care plans.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8-hour shifts; no holidays, weekends or call.  Generous benefits and paid time off allotment

Responsibilities:

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 _INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY_ ambulatory and inpatient practice(s).

Assessment & Management

· Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record.

Performs minimally invasive procedures including but not limited to hemodialysis and central line placement, paracentesis/thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, bone marrow/thyroid biopsies, enteric and urinary catheter exchanges/maintenance - prior procedural experience preferred, but not mandatory

· 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/performs 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 evidenced 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 evidenced 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

559 W. Germantown Pike, East Norriton, 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. 

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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