NP / PA INPATIENT
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Description: UNM Hospitals is presently looking of NP / PA INPATIENT right now, this job will be dwelled in New Mexico. For detail informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Function in a specialized area of advance practice in the role of practitioner, mentor, consultant, educator, researcher and manager. Establish goals and priorities in accordance with patient and staff needs an! d organizational objectives. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.
Accountability:
PATIENT CARE - Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans; implement treatment, follow-up and evaluate patient within the scope of practice protocols as outlined by state statute
PATIENT CARE - Perform patient history and physical exams as needed for procedures or admissions; document findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings
PATIENT CARE - Complete admitting orders, daily rounds and orders, consultations with nurses, specialist and ancillary staff, discharge summary, transfers, medication management and other orders as required for the management of patient care
PATIENT CARE - Perform invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
PATIENT CARE - Order and interpret appropri! ate diagnostic procedures and tests. Explain the necessity of ! preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of procedures to patient and patient’s family
PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and revise intervention care/treatment plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health
PATIENT CARE - Provide education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment
DOCUMENTATION - Provide accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and communicate them to other members of the health care team; maintain accurate, legible and confidential records
PATIENT CARE - Work as a team member with medical/nursing staff to provide comprehensive care and promote continuity of care
EDUCATION - Guide, teach, support and serve as a clinical resource nursing and medical staff
ROLE MODEL - Act as a role model through conduct, appearance, communication, mutua! l respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
RESEARCH - Support research by conducting or participating in research studies; incorporate findings in clinical practice
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Enc! ourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking que! stions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
Education Requirements:
NP pgm grad or PA pgm grad
Experience Requirements:
1 year directly related experience
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Certified Nurse Practitioner License from NM Board of Nursing and Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Licensed by the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners Physician Assistant and Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
CPR Certification for Healthcare Providers or for Professional Rescuers or must obtain within 30 calendar days of date of position
ACLS or PALS as applicable
Pediatric Nursing Certification as applicable
Experience Requirements - Preferred:
Specialization in applicable area
Bilingual English/Spanish
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navaj! o
3 years directly related experience
Physical Demands Requirements:
Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Testing Requirements:
Tuberculin Skin Test required annually
Working Conditions Requirements:
Sig Hzard: To chemls, biohazd mat req caut-may req PE
Subject to UNM credentialing; must maintain credentials
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If you were eligible to this job, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to UNM Hospitals.
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This job will be started on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 21:28:27 GMT