Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hospitalist Services (Per Diem)
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When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. This is a per diem position, with varying shifts available. Must be available a minimum of 16 hours per month, with options to work upwards of 1 shift per week.
Job Details:
The NP/PA will provide consultative medical support to orthopedic and other surgical patients throughout the hospital. Responsibilities include performing initial consultation on high-risk post-operative patients in the orthopedic and spine services. Daily follow-up of these patients is required as determined by the patients' medical status.
Hospitalist NPs and PAs are expected to work closely with the orthopedic/surgical teams to coordinate patient care. This includes daily rounding, full assessment of medical conditions, reviewing accuracy of medications, management or perioperative medical conditions, daily documentation, and coordination of discharge with case manager and attending physician.
The hospital is staffed, 24 hours a day, by a hospitalist physician who provides assistance and clinical supervision. Communication with patients' PCPs is required when changes to patients' medication profile are instituted and to arrange for follow-up of any post-operative complication.
New England Baptist Hospital is a center of excellence for orthopedic surgery, and a large number of the post-operative orthopedic population has multiple co-morbidities. Therefore, a thorough and detail-oriented approach to patient care is essential, and a strong acute-care medical background is required.
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Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Assists Orthopedic Surgeons in surgery: Responsible for knowledge of and adherence to all policies and procedures of the NEBH Operating Room.
Coordinates and provides clinical support for the NEBH Orthopedic Surgeons: Rounds on Orthopedic patients. Performs Histories and Physicals, as needed. Initiates appropriate laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and writes prescriptions within parameters of license.
Assists patients in meeting health needs by identifying existing or potential problems, exploring available alternatives and providing support to the patient to make an informed decision regarding health care.
Acts as a liaison between Medical Staff and patients, and between Medical Staff and other allied health professionals.
Maintains current, accurate, medical record documentation including discharge summary page 1's.
Participates in the Physician Assistant and orthopedic department Improvement initiatives, Education and Research Programs.
Assists with the development/expansion of protocols, clinical pathways and physician orders.
Works closely with Case Manager in identifying individual patient variances from established protocols throughout the course of care.
Assists with the implementation of an inpatient pain management program: Evaluates on a daily basis the effectiveness of the pain plan in meeting the patient's needs with the pain management team.
Responds to calls for orthopedic consultation from all areas, including nursing units, the Ambulatory Care, PACU and Bond Center.
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Pay Range:
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
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