Sleep Medicine - Nurse Practitioner - Einstein

Job Details

Advance Practice Clinician

Job Description

Responsibilities :

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a skilled member of the Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division who is qualified by academic and clinical education to provide clinical support and patient care services under the supervision of staff physicians. The responsibilities of the NP shall be approved by the Medical Staff Board. The NP reports and is responsible to the supervising physician, and ultimately, to the Chair of the Department of Pulmonary & to the Medical Director of Sleep Medicine. The principal function of the NP will be to provide clinical support to the Medical Director of Sleep Medicine by opening clinical access for new and established sleep patients. The NP will work closely with the medical director of the program to provide outpatient sessions in the sleep medicine clinic. Core responsibilities include : performing patient assessments, establishing treatment plans, patient / family education, collaboration with other providers, ordering diagnostic testing and / DME, assist with development of protocols, accreditation and ongoing performance improvement projects. This position may have sessions at various practice sites.

This position requires providing service to the following age population(s) : 19 years and up in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional / developmental age of the individual served.

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

Formulates Plan of Care

Documentation

Communication and Collaboration

Professional Practice

Qualifications

Master's Degree

National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

BLS certification

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic / programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.