Job Description

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - South Baltimore Medical Office

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Job Number: 772582 Date posted: 03/01/2019 Description:
To provide Pre-operative evaluation and assessment of patients in collaboration with the Health Care Team.

Essential Responsibilities:

Assesses clinical, emotional, and educational health needs of patients prior to surgery and ensures patient's health is appropriately managed prior to surgery.

Performs specialized pre-operative assessments including but not limited to EKG interpretation, laboratory evaluations and radiological assessments.

Educates and instructs the surgical patient, through phone and/or personal interview, utilizing knowledge of surgical procedures and effects of anesthetic agents and completes appropriate forms for charts.

In collaboration with physician, plans care and assures appropriate follow-up of issues identified in the pre-operative evaluation.

Acts as liaison between Anesthesiologist, Primary Care Physician and Surgeon to coordinate care and provide continuity.

Facilitates referrals to appropriate providers both internally and externally.

Acts as liaison with external hospitals to provide and request information as needed.

Order medication as appropriate.

Participates in patient education activities.

Participates in orientation, education, and evaluation of nursing and support staff.

Collaborates with physicians in developing and periodically reviewing protocols relevant to department functioning.

Participates in planning for team functioning in delivering the total range of health services.

Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards and established criteria.

Maintains accurate records of care and assures confidentiality.

Maintains clinical competence via education.

Carries out clinical and administrative procedures that may be promulgated by the Health Plan.

Travels to other Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers as needed.

Performs other related duties as directed.

Primary location is South Baltimore Medical Center, but there may be Fridays when it will be required to travel to the Towson Medical Center.

This position will be 5 - 8 hour shifts primarily between Monday and Friday, but there will be some intermittent scheduled Saturday with a scheduled day off during the week.

Start times: 0630 or 0830.

End times: 1500 or 1700

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

Minimum one (1) year of Ambulatory clinical experience mandatory required for NP applicants.

Minimum one (1) year of experience as a Physician Assistant for PA applicants.

Education

Master's of Science with graduate level education as NP for NP applicants required.

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant training program for PA applicants required.

License, Certification, Registration

Certification in adult, family or acute care appropriate practice area from authorized agency for NP applicants.

State RN and CRNP license(s) valid in jurisdiction where assigned for all applicants.

Board Certification from NCCPA - renewed every 6 years for PA applicants.

State PA license(s) valid in jurisdiction where assigned for all applicants.

Current BLS certification is required from the American Heart Association for all applicants.

US-National Provider Identification (NPI) required.

Additional Requirements:

Written Attestation of practice with a supervising physician on file with MBON for NP applicants.

Written practice agreement with a supervising physician the appropriate State BOM for PA applicants.

Enrollment in PECOS required for all applicants .

DEA number required if practice agreement authorized prescribing of controlled substances for all applicants.

US-National Provider Identification (NPI) required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Two (2) years of experience as a NP preferred for NP applicants.

BS Degree preferred for PA applicants.

Specialty certification or clinical experience in specialty area if appropriate for NP applicants.

Primary Location: Maryland,Halethorpe,South Baltimore Medical Office 1701 Twin Springs R Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start: Varies Working Hours End: Varies Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: UFCW - Local 27 Job Level: Individual Contributor Job Category: Patient Care Services (Non RN) Department: Ambulatory Surgery Center Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

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