Advanced Practice Practitioner

Speare Memorial Hospital • Part-time • Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States • 3m ago

Emergency Department- Advanced Practice Practitioner

General Summary:

The Emergency Department Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) functions as an active member of the interdisciplinary team that provides health care services to patients seeking care in the Emergency Department. The APP works both independently and collaboratively with the Emergency Department physician to provide comprehensive health care services to patients, including assessment, diagnosis, prescription, treatment and follow-up planning.

Essential Job Functions*:

Performs physical exams and assessments of patients in the Emergency Department, including urgent, non-urgent, and emergent presentations

Selects orders and performs laboratory and other diagnostic testing to augment physical findings

Interprets data and diagnostic results for appropriate course of action

Formulates differential diagnosis based on history, physical and clinical findings, and diagnostic testing

Documents current injury, physical findings, diagnosis, and plan of care in the medical record

Orders prescriptions as allowed by APP licensure without physician co-signature

Consults with the Emergency Department physician, the patient’s PCP, or appropriate on call consultants when needed to plan appropriate follow-up or admission

Consults with Emergency Department physician when unsure about any aspect of patient care or when necessary to plan appropriate follow-up or admission

Arranges referrals and consultations with non-medical health care providers and arranges for medical consultations

Formulates, in collaboration with the patient, primary nurse and others a plan that includes discharge and follow-up care

Evaluates patient physiological and behavioral responses to interventions for revision of management plan and documents changes in the medical record

Communicates with patient and their family members regarding plan of care

Identifies educational needs of patients/families and assists with teaching

Ensures confidentiality of patient information

Performs procedures granted through the credentialing process

Qualifications:

Education

Required: Successful completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or AMA approved Physician Assistant Program

Preferred: Emergency Medicine/Family Practice Focus

Work Experience

Required: 1 year experience in Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine

Preferred: Experience working independently in either of these settings

Licensure/Certifications/Registrations

Required: - Licensed by NH Board of Nursing or Board of Medicine as Physician

Assistant

Must possess valid narcotics registration (DEA certificate)

Current BCLS

ACLS and PALS certification; to be completed within one

year of hire

Preferred:

Other Skills/Knowledge

Required: - Ability to deliver patient care in a manner that is appropriate to the

patient’s age, physical ability and intellectual development. Must

demonstrate proficiency in assessing treatment and responses and

adapting care to meet the needs of the Emergency Department

population

Ability to communicate ideas by means of the spoken word, medical

orders, and patient written instructions

Ability to efficiently utilize EMR

Location: Speare Memorial Hospital · ED Providers
Schedule: Per Diem, Days