NP/PA, CTVS/General Robotic

About the Role

The CTVS / General Robotic NP/PA Surgery provides health care services under the direction of collaborating surgeons in the Department of Surgery and the Advanced Practice Professional (APP) team. The role involves coordinating the health care plan for assigned patient populations, collaborating with physicians and health care professionals, and carrying out physician orders to maintain the continuum of patient care. The NP/PA evaluates care based on quality and core measures, access, and cost-effectiveness, focusing on age-specific, developmental, and spiritual needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical care for CTVS patient population and General Robotic surgical patients.
• Formulates and implements medical plans of care for acute management of all surgery patients (inpatient, emergency department, and consult).
• Assists with evaluation and triage of emergency room patients.
• Provides direct clinical services for surgical patients according to established protocols, using evidence-based practice and clinical practice standards, under the supervision of collaborating physicians.
• Performs patient work-up, including history and physical examination, and orders appropriate diagnostic studies.
• Operative assisting, including first and second assisting, and robotic procedures.
• Provides initial care for operative patients in the recovery room, completing initial orders and operative notes.
• Completes daily hospital work rounds, including pre and post-operations, and charts progress notes.
• Dictates discharge summaries, chart rounds, staffing conference summaries, and consults.
• Participates in the care of off-service patients as requested by the supervising physician.
• Orders appropriate diagnostic and laboratory data under the direction of the supervising physician and communicates results.
• Assesses changes in patient status and institutes interventions to stabilize patients.
• Documents plan of care and patient progress in medical records.
• Evaluates and documents patient outcomes and revises the plan of care.
• Facilitates discharge planning.
• Acts as a liaison to all health care team members for patient care concerns.
• Coordinates speech, physical, and occupational therapies.
• Participates in patient care conferences and peer quality review.
• Explains procedures to patients and families.
• Provides pre-operative teaching and discharge planning.
• Designs, instructs, and reviews information and programs pertinent to the inpatient and outpatient surgical population.
• Participates on hospital, nursing, and medical committees.
• Serves as a hospital resource to staff, patients, and families.
• Develops and implements a personal continuing education program.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships, approaching conflict constructively and participating in problem resolution.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Full-time employment.
• Days with rotating night, weekends, on-call shifts.

Qualifications

• NP Education: Master’s Degree in clinical nursing from an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program with emphasis on area of certification/licensure.
• NP Licensure: Current Registered Nurse and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner license in the State of Michigan.
• PA Education: Graduation from an ARC-PA accredited PA program.
• PA Licensure: Current License/Certification as Physician Assistant with the State of Michigan.
• Surgical experience preferred, but willing to train the right candidate.
• Interpersonal skills to maintain collegial and therapeutic relationships.
• Analytic skills to perform job duties.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail.
• Ability to walk and stand continuously for 50% of time.
• Ability to sit for 50% of time.