UVA Pediatrics Culpeper is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant that specializes in primary care pediatrics.
Position Highlights:
Responsible for provision of Advanced Practice Provider services, including:
• Works in conjunction with the medical director, administrative management, nursing, and other interprofessional team members to facilitate patient care and management throughout the health care system. • Exercises independent judgment in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of medical processes and procedures, commensurate with training and experience, as credentialed by UVA Health System. • Performs and documents comprehensive health histories and physical assessments, including initiation of CPR or other appropriate emergency therapy as needed. • Formulates diagnoses, identifies problems, and health risk profiles, documents, and clearly communicates with other members of the health care team. • Performs orders and interprets diagnostic studies, such as x-rays and laboratory tests, in consultation with peers and colleagues. • Performs procedures within scope of practice and UVA Health System credentialing and privileges. • Orders medications, treatments, and therapies in accordance with Virginia Prescriptive regulations. • Requests consultation and initiates referrals to other health care providers, including specialists, when and if needed. • Evaluates and analyzes patient responses to the disease process and/or therapeutic diagnostic interventions. • Provides information, education, and support to patients/families regarding disease processes and treatment plans, diagnostic procedures, medications, and treatments, thus facilitating communication between patients/families and the health care team. • Participates in on-call responsibilities as appropriate and as determined by department or unit. • Manages patients in accordance with established UVA Medical Center and UVA UPG policies and procedures. • Reports births, deaths, outbreaks of communicable diseases, and other information critical to the patients and/or the publics health as required by legal or governmental authorities in a timely manner. • Meets quality standards as determined by the Medical Director and/or UVA Health System. • May serve on select committees as needed. • May participate in the clinical experience of students, graduate/post-graduate advanced practice nursing and medical students, interns, and residents as appropriate. • Participates in group, peer, and other review activities as requested. • Prepares and attends to all reports, claims, and correspondence necessary or appropriate to the performance of professional services. • Promotes the professional practice of the advanced practice group by serving as a clinical resource to nursing, medical, and allied health care practitioners. • Follows policies and procedures, including those of UPG, UVA Medical Center, CMS, and other contracted payers with which the entity may contract. • Accurately assigns Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes. • Updates practice through continuing education by attending conferences, rounds, reports, lectures, journal clubs, and regional/national professional conferences. • Seeks professional development and growth opportunities that enhance professional practice through formal and informal activities, including developing and presenting educational programs. • Performs other duties as assigned that are commensurate with professional service, normally and customarily provided by a licensed independent provider.
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