Advanced Practice Provider - Trauma Service (Nocturnist)

Description

Essential Functions :

• Operating room and first assist requirement; equal to 20% or more time.
• Acts as an agent of the supervising physician for any medical services that are delegated that are within the Advanced Practice Clinician's scope of practice.
• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients’ Healthcare problems / needs. Apply clinical interventions, evaluate outcomes, and implement changes to the plan of care.

Anticipates and communicates changes in patient status to meet the needs of the patient.

• May have ED / Unassigned call requirement (practice / location specific).
• May share in practice and / or inpatient call requirements.
• May perform procedures.
• Completes thorough, timely documentation in accordance with facility policy.
• Complies with scope of care under the guidance of federal, state, and / or local regulatory agencies.
• Complies with scope of care under the guidance of the supervising physician and / or protocols.
• Consistently demonstrates appropriate referral and / or transfer of patients to another facility.
• Demonstrates a thorough and current knowledge of disease processes while conducting a comprehensive health history and physical examination or problem-focused assessment depending on patient’s status.
• Demonstrates appropriate referrals and / or provides referral information to the patients and physicians.
• Orders appropriate tests, procedures, and therapies in collaboration with medical staff based on relevant organizational and unit-specific policies and procedures.
• Performs and documents ongoing patient assessment and formulates plan of care in collaboration with other medical providers.
• Recognizes physical, developmental, and psychosocial distress of patient and family, and provides appropriate interventions.
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations, basing patient management decisions on individual patient needs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Required :

In South Dakota Certifications - Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) - South Dakota Board of Nursing or Physician Assistant (PA) - South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners

Preferred :

Experience - 1+ years of Clinical Experience; 1+ years of Healthcare Experience

Physical Requirements :

Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Job Category

Clinical Care

Job Family

Advanced Practice Provider

Department

MHMC-RC 5th St. Surgery

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Shift

Employee Type

Regular

10 Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.

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