Sleep Medicine - Nurse Practitioner

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a skilled member of the Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division who is qualified by academic and clinical education to provide clinical support and patient care services under the supervision of staff physicians. The responsibilities of the NP shall be approved by the Medical Staff Board. The NP reports and is responsible to the supervising physician, and ultimately, to the Chair of the Department of Pulmonary & to the Medical Director of Sleep Medicine. The principal function of the NP will be to provide clinical support to the Medical Director of Sleep Medicine by opening clinical access for new and established sleep patients. The NP will work closely with the medical director of the program to provide outpatient sessions in the sleep medicine clinic. Core responsibilities include: performing patient assessments, establishing treatment plans, patient/family education, collaboration with other providers, ordering diagnostic testing and/DME, assist with development of protocols, accreditation and ongoing performance improvement projects. This position may have sessions at various practice sites. This position requires providing service to the following age population(s): 19 years and up in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served. Assessment & Management: Performs complete history & physicals and documents in the medical record. Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated. The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions. Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures. Diagnosis: Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions. Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision. Formulates differential diagnoses by priority. Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions. Formulates Plan of Care: Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs. Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum. Implements and modifies plan of care. Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions. May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation. Documentation: Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. (h&p, daily progress notes, plan of care, problem lists, procedure notes, acute event note, discharge summaries, in medical record per specific patient unit or service, death summary). Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity. Communication and Collaboration: Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team. Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care. Professional Practice: Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including: preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of graduate students. Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice. Actively participates in Advance Practice Grand Rounds and specialty specific meetings. Maintains CEUs, and membership in a professional organization. Qualifications: Master’s Degree, National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, BLS certification. Work Shift: Workday Day (United States of America).