Advanced Practice Provider- Pulmonary Critical Care

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1. EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
2. 1. ACNPs or FNPs considered.
3. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:
4. EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
5. 1. Bachelor’s Degree as a Medical/Surgical (as applicable) Physician Assistant required.
6. 2. Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required.
7. 3. Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.
8. 4. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the Board of Medicine in state of practice
9. 5. BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.
10. EXPERIENCE:
11. 1. Pulmonary or acute care experience preferred.
12. 2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.
13. EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
14. 1. Bachelor’s Degree as Physician Assistant or Master’s Degree as Physician Assistant required.
15. 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 con
16. 1. Manages comprehensive and individualized care for pulmonary patients and their families during the inpatient phase of hospitalization immediately post discharge (as applicable) and in the ambulator
17. 2. Completes daily rounds; consults and/or pre-procedure/evaluations.
18. 3. Completes integrated assessments.
19. 4. With the collaboration of pulmonary faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as dee
20. Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
21. 6. Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
22. 7. Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.
23. 8. Facilitates patient discharge by coordinating appropriate services and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatient follow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
24. 9. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for pulmonary patients, which includes teaching, discharge planning, ambulatory follow-up and necessary referral to other members of the health
25. 10. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.
26. 11. Identifies unstable or complex pulmonary patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.
27. 12. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.
28. 13. Evaluates pulmonary patients and serves as a coordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).
29. 14. Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).
30. 15. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation and management of the individual needs of patients/families.

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