Breast Surgery - Nurse Practitioner - Abington
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Responsibilities
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 Breast Surgery ambulatory practice.
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 priority. Diagnoses complications and orders 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
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