Emergency Medicine APC - Abington

Job description

Job Details Abington Lansdale Hospital (100 Medical Campus Drive, Lansdale) 0.8 FTE (full time) Inpatient III position requiring 30-50% night shift and the balance day shift Day shifts are 10 hrs, night shifts are 12 hrs 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 diagnoses by pr...