Job Details
Position Summary
This is an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) job opening APP must have 2 years CT OR experience.
Advanced Practice Professional will provide health care and specialized health services to patients and families enrolled in Cardiac Surgery. The APP will coordinate care of this patient population in collaboration with all members of the health care team. This position will be 80% inpatient and 20% outpatient.
Position will possess skills of surgical assist in the cardiac OR, vein harvesting. APP will see patients of ages 18 and older. Ideal candidates will have some experience in the OR/RNFA. Comfort level in working in SICU/CVICU, managing patients in the post-operative period, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in the SICU and CVICU.
- Independently evaluates patients in the clinic and in the hospital
- Ordering/interpreting testing and lab results, modifying plan of care to address results
- Provide clinical expertise and direction to support patient medication management
- Maintain accurate documentation regarding patient status, evaluations, and treatments to physicians, streamline the patient transfer process between levels of care, including communicating specific patient needs to internal and external team members and other ambulatory care providers
- Perform other related duties as required to assure patient safety and satisfaction
- Participate in the development and presentation of educational experiences for patients, families, and health care professionals
Procedures surgical assist in cardiac OR
Schedule 4, 10-hour shifts, predominately inpatient with clinic rotation. Call coverage as a 1:4 ratio
Weekend requirement yes, rotation of 1:4
Call requirement Yes, 1:4
OR Time Yes, 3.5 in OR
Clinic Time 0.5 in clinic
Duties & Responsibilities
- In collaboration with physician(s), APP will provide independent acute and/or routine medical care to a patients and families enrolled in Cardiac Surgery
- Writes appropriate orders, if/when applicable
- Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods
- Coordinates the activities of patient care and support staff within the clinic
- Writes progress notes in EMR indicating patient status and treatment procedures performed
- Provides health education to patients, families, and/or community health practitioners and groups
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshop
- May perform clinical research related to specific operations
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures
- Knowledge of drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
- Ability to perform medical examinations using standard medical procedures
- Life support as required through privileging
- Ability to clearly communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the general public
- Ability to educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment
- Knowledge of current and emerging trends in technologies, techniques issues, and approaches in area of expertise
- Ability to communicate therapeutically with patients and families
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
- Knowledge of OR, pre-op and/or post-op procedures
- Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements
- Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions
- Skill in preparing and maintaining patient records
- Knowledge of primary care principles and practices
Conditions of Employment
- Employee Health requires all employed providers to complete a health screen per HFHS policy. Henry Ford Health is committed to fostering the good health and welfare of all people, and to improve the health and productive lives of its employees and their families. To accomplish this goal, Henry Ford Health maintains a smoke-free environment for its employees, members, patients, and visitors in accordance with appliable state law.
- Successful credentialing process
- Must maintain professional certification status
- **All offers are contingent on credentialing/privileging**
Working Conditions
Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment
Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment
Will work with blood or blood-borne pathogens and will require OSHA training
As a member of the healthcare team, is responsible for providing advanced assessment, differential diagnosis, clinical decision making and initiation of treatment in collaboration with the attending Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic surgeons. Clinical activities are authorized and performed under the supervision but not necessarily in the presence of a physician member of the medical staff. Prescriptive authority is a delegated privilege under the collaborating physician. Assists pre-, intra, and post-care of all cardiac and thoracic patients. Prepares and records patient histories, performs rounds and physical examinations, records discharge summaries, assists in all surgical procedures, performs endoscope vein and radial artery harvesting intra-operatively and formulates post-operative treatment plans for patients. Specific procedures within the specialty are individually credentialed, based on background training and experience. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Requires a Bachelor s Degree; completion of an AMA approved Physician Assistant or Surgeon's Assistant program; Michigan state licensure and continued certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA); and current basic and advanced cardiac life support (BLS / ACLS) certification. Cardiothoracic and vascular critical care or surgical experience is preferred. Requires good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills as well as organizational skills, familiarity with computers, and excellent analytical and decision-making skills. Ability to react to crisis situations quickly and effectively using department protocols and guidelines.
Minimum Job Requirements
Education/Training
- 2 years CT OR experience
- NP Completion of a Nurse Practitioner training program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
OR
- PA Completion of a Physician Assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Continuing Education
- Applicant must have sufficient education credits to maintain licensure as required by the applicable State of Michigan licensing board
Certification
- NP Certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan
- PA Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Other
- Michigan License, or in process of applying (must have proof of application)
Qualifications
- Education/Training
- NP Completion of a NP training program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education (CCNE) or the national League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
- PA Completion of a PA training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the PA (ARC-PA)
- Certification
- NP Certification by a certification body recognized by the State of Michigan
- PA Certification by National Commission on Certification of PAs (NCCPA)
- Michigan Licensure
- DEA/CSL as required through credentialing
- EPIC Experience, preferred
- BLS / ACLS
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Additional Information
- Organization: Henry Ford Allegiance Hospital
- Department: Allegiance Cardiac Surgery
- Shift: Day Job
- Union Code: Not Applicable