Advanced Practice Provider - Palliative care - City of Pittsburgh

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JOB SUMMARY  This is a community-based position requiring travel within the assigned territory.

This job is an integral part of the care delivery system working together as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide community based palliative care. The incumbent will provide palliative care and symptom management to high complexity patients across our footprint. The focus on advance care planning, what matters most, and development of goal concordant care plans. The incumbent will work within their scope and standards of practice and within the policies, values, mission of the organization, placing the customer first. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform complete, detailed and accurate histories, review patient records and perform complete physical examinations.
• Order laboratory, radiological and diagnostic studies appropriate for complaint, age, race, gender and physical condition of the patient. Interpret and evaluate patient data to determine patient treatment plan.
• Make medical diagnoses and institute appropriate therapy within applicable scope and standards of practice.
• Appropriate understanding and timely documentation to support medical coding and billing.
• Provide instructions and guidance regarding medical care matters to patients and/or family.
• Record and report pertinent information in EMR and to attending physician of record.
• Perform hospital rounds and document appropriate patient progress notes; accurately transcribe and execute specific orders at the direction of the attending physician of record.
• Institute emergency measures and emergency treatment or appropriate stabilization measures in acute patient situations such as cardiac arrest, hemorrhage, or shock.
• Identify and inform the attending physician of record of all significant changes to the patient’s ongoing condition in a timely manner.
• Maintain mandatory professional continuing education.
• Active participant of medical education to student learners and professional staff, as supported by knowledge base.
• Active participant in patient safety, quality improvement processes and patient engagement and satisfaction.
• Maintain compliance with the medical staff office.
• Maintain professional practice consistent with the organizational and advanced practice mission statements.
• Specialty specific procedures and expectations as stated with privileging and job agreement.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

• Graduate from an accredited PA program OR Graduate from a Nursing Approved Master’s or Post Master’s program

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• None

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 1-3 years department specific experience

Preferred

• None

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• CPR Certification
• Current Physician Assistant License OR Current RN license, CRNP license and Prescriptive Authority in the appropriate State based on work location

Preferred

• ACLS certification
• DEA license

SKILLS

• Motivational interviewing competency
• Advance care planning competency
• Ability to work in a high performing team environment that requires flexibility
• Excellent organizational and time management skills. 
• Competent computer skills including Microsoft Office products

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

50% - 75%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Occasionally

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Rarely

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Never

Exposure to Blood, body fluids or tissue

Occasionally

Exposure to needles or sharps

Occasionally

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

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