Urology Physician Assistant
Summit Recruiting Group, Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Full Time
Lead Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Urology opening in Boston, Massachusetts - 10 miles from BostonDetails:
- FT, permanent
- APN Äì Nurse Practitioner Lead is responsible for coordination of a clinical program, including program development, quality assurance and coordination of patient delivery systems while participating in all aspects of patient care.
- This position may involve oversight of other staff in the program.
- Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department. Essential Responsibilities:
- Performs and documents histories and physical examinations.
- Orders and interprets diagnostic tests.
- Writes orders for medications and treatments according to licensure guidelines.
- Assesses patient response to treatments.
- Participates in patient rounds and case conferences.
- Maintains and follows patient care protocols.
- Works in collaboration with physicians, fellows and house staff in educating patients and families.
- Continually updates clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, formal and informal education, and review of current literature for self and other advanced practice providers.
- Works with team of healthcare providers to improve the quality of care given to patients.
- Meets regularly with the Clinical and/or division Manager to plan and facilitate patient care improvements.
- Ensures that evidence based medicine is followed for the particular patient population. About Hospital:
- 200+ bed community hospital.
- Four-time Magnet Status designated.
- Separate ASC and Endoscopy Suite. Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Nursing required.
- License Nurse Practitioner License required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 3-5 years related work experience required.
- MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
- Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
- American Heart Association Äì Basic Life Support Certificate
- Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases
- Preferred Qualifications: