Advanced Practice Professional- Pediatric Plastic Surgery

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Additional Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY: The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensive management of plastic surgery patients, (including biological, social and psychological assessments). The APP coordinates involvement of medical/surgical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient, and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, peri-operative services, and coordinates discharge planning (as applicable). The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students. Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Such service may include, but are not limited to.

3. Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.

4. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

5. American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Acute care, surgical or plastic surgery experience preferred.

2. Eligible and talented new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant preferred.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Manages comprehensive and individualized care for plastic surgery patients and their families in the Emergency Room, inpatient phase of hospitalization (as applicable), peri-operative arena (including but not limited to first assisting in the operative suite), plastic surgery consultations, and during inpatient hospitalization.

2. Completes daily rounds consults and/or pre-procedure/surgical evaluations.

3. Completes integrated assessments.

4. With the collaboration of plastic surgery faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.

5. Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.

6. Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.

7. Performs succinct comprehensive clinical examinations and documents findings in medical record.

8. Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).

9. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for patients, which includes teaching, discharge planning and necessary referrals to other members of the health care team as necessary.

10. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.

11. Identifies unstable or complex patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the ambulatory and/or hospital setting.

12. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.

13. Follows plastic surgery patients in the inpatient setting. Acts as a coordinator for discharge disposition, procedures, tests and post hospital follow-up in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).

14. Assists in the collection of outcome measures of plastic surgery patients (as applicable).

15. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification