Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job Details 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. Job Description: 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 dia...