Advanced Practice Provider - Lung Transplant and Pulmonary

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A Brief Overview
CHOP is hiring for a full-time experienced Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to work on our Pulmonary and Lung Transplant team. In collaboration with an attending physician, the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant is responsible for the direct care and follow-up of pulmonary and lung transplant patients. The components of the role include clinical practice, consultation, professional development, education, and research.

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least 1 year of experience practicing as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.

What you will do

• Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients. Performs and documents daily assessments. Collects and analyzes data and formulates a family-centered plan of care.

• Performs any needed advanced procedures that are listed in the Scope of Practice Document and approved as a part of the credentialing process.

• Evaluates and monitors the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment plan. Using the most current evidence, modifies the plan of care based on the effectiveness of the treatment and the patient/family response to the plan.

• Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff, and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.

• Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Participates in the professional development of others. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other health care providers.

• Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.

Education

• Master's Degree Nursing Required

Education 

• Required: Master's Degree - Physician Assistant  

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in an inter-professional team setting with multiple responsibilities.

• Ability to use computer and electronic medical records effectively.

• Refer to Scope of Practice Document and Clinical Responsibilities Checklist for specific requirements of role.

• Computer Competency

• Basic use of a computer (mouse, keyboard, printer, USB ports).

• Basic use of Microsoft Office (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and Skype).

• Web browsing, intranet search, document access.

• Use of shared network file space.

• Basic use of patient facing technology. (e.g. IV pumps, point of care devices, CR monitors).

• Navigation and use of clinical communication systems.

• Information Literacy

• Determines the nature and extent of clinical information needed and uses the appropriate technology to access it.

• Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.

• Evaluates information and its sources critically and appropriately incorporates it into clinical practice.

• Evaluates outcomes of the use of information.

• Information Management Literacy

• Navigation of the electronic health record system.

• Ability to locate and review specific patient data in variousclinical information systems.

• Effectively uses clinical decision support tools.

• Understands policies and procedures, confidentiality, security, and privacy regulations regarding the use of clinical information systems.