Advanced Practice Provider- Pre Anesthesia Testing PRN

Surgery Partners • Per Diem • Durham, North Carolina, United States • 1w ago

North Carolina Specialty Hospital (NCSH), is a private, physician-owned medical center that opened its doors in 1926. North Carolina Specialty Hospital's commitment to growth and continuous improvement has helped the hospital maintain a number of high rankings in both quality measures and patient satisfaction. North Carolina Specialty Hospital offers surgical specialties in orthopedics, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat as well as sports medicine, oral, plastic, podiatry, general surgery, interventional radiology, pain management, reconstructive surgery and more.

Why join North Carolina Specialty Hospital?

Award Winning Hospital for Special Surgery
5 Star CMS rated facility for patient experience
Positive Work culture
Career growth opportunities
401k Employer Match

Job Summary:

The primary objective of this position is to deliver comprehensive, appropriate, safe, and cost-care for patients across the continuum of age and health, in accordance with established hospital policy and perioperative medicine guidelines. The APP will direct/provide care, in collaboration with anesthesia and hospital medicine, under supervision by a duly licensed physician, as they perform medical evaluation to determine the suitability of the patient for the proposed surgery; provide treatment recommendations and specialty referrals with the goal to mitigate or eliminate risk, where possible, so as to maximally optimize the patient for the proposed surgery.

Skills & Abilities:

Able to work independently and met established deadlines
Able to make sound reasonable decisions
Highly organized
Ability to concentrate on many detailed requests despite numerous interruptions
Demonstrates accountability, professionalism, openness, receptive to change, creativity and innovative
Excellent communication skills
Ability to develop excellent working relationships with patients, families and staff
Seeks guidance, direction and assistance when needed
Ability to be flexible and take on new responsibilities

Duties

Provide independent and collaborative primary care or specialty, comprehensive and therapeutic health care services.
Adapt treatment to new, experimental, and ground-breaking theories in the focus of diverse patient care in the space of perioperative medicine, including inpatient to outpatient settings.
Assesses acute and non-acute clinical problems.
Obtain and record problem-oriented health history; perform systematic physical examination; order and interpret related laboratory and diagnostic tests; and interpret abnormal and normal findings to form diagnosis, make treatment decisions, including specialty referrals
Conduct interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary collaboration with physicians regarding patient management.
Coordinates ongoing review of all appropriate screening lab work, EKG’s, x-ray studies and subspecialty Consultations for patients undergoing procedures requiring anesthesia.
Performs final check of all patient charts including lab work, EKG’s, x-rays, consultation reports the day before planned surgery.
Collaborates with attending anesthesiologists about any preadmission testing assessments or outstanding patient care issues on a daily basis.
Collaborates with other healthcare professional to coordinate optimal preoperative preparation of patients undergoing procedures requiring anesthesia services.
Conduct postop assessments on all admitted patients, evaluating labs and imaging data to guide medical decision making. The APP will recognize and treat perioperative complications in collaboration with the surgical and anesthesia team.

Education/Experience Required:

Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant 
Graduated NCN or PA accredited Master’s Degree program

Registration/Certification:

Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant in the state of MA
Graduated NCN or PA accredited Master’s Degree program
Certified ACNP, CANP, or PA-C
Certified in ACLS

ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS:

Normal busy office environment with much patient contact. Occasional evening or weekend work.

Our employees are critical to our success and we value their contributions. North Carolina Specialty Hospital offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that values employee ideas and diversity. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled. We maintain a drug-free workplace and require pre-employment drug screening and background check.

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