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Description:
Advanced Practice Provider Neuro Critical Care- Nights- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
The service line includes neurosurgery, neuro hospitalist and neuro intensivist services with a dedicated 10 bed neuro-ICU unit and thriving spine and brain tumor programs. A brand new 20 bed dedicated neuro-ICU unit, will be constructed with anticipated completion in 2021 with expansion to 42 beds in 2022.
1. Provides direct clinical services for neurologically ill adult patients within institutional guidelines and utilizing evidence-based clinical practice standards under the supervision of the patients physician.
2. Obtains patient health histories and completes physical examinations and documents findings in accordance with hospital requirements.
3. Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, explaining the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of procedure(s) to patients, patients family, staff and healthcare learners.
4. Performs approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients clinical status and documents procedures in accordance with hospital requirements.
a. Participate as a first assistant on procedures.
d. Placement and removal of central venous and/ or peripheral catheters, pulmonary arterial catheters, External Ventricular Devices (EVD)
e. Lumbar puncture
6. Interfaces patients with monitoring and instrumentation equipment, and directs and educates others in performing the same functions.
7. Formulates and implements a treatment plan for acute illness management in collaboration with the designated primary supervising physician and/or attending back-up physician(s) and documents in medical records and appropriate narrative summaries.
8. Assesses patients for changes in status and institutes appropriate interventions, including initiation of necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patient.
9. Incorporates clinical research findings in the development and implementation of standards of care.
10. Supports IRB approved clinical research/trials though a variety of activities including but not limited to: obtaining consent; ordering diagnostic tests; recording laboratory and diagnostic results; administering therapeutic interventions; and documenting and reporting patient outcomes including toxicities or adverse events.
11. Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research.
12. Serves as a clinical expert and education consultant to nursing, members of the healthcare team and to the larger community.
Piedmont Benefits:
- Generous CME allowance
- Competitive compensation
- 401k with match
- EPIC
- Quality, Service and Reputation
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
1-2 years of neurosurgical experience with a high degree of clinical judgment
Minimum Qualifications
Masters, Bachelors Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification
-or-
Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification