Inpatient Spine / Joint: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

Job Description

We are seeking a full-time Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to work in The University of Maryland Spine & Joint Program. Our programs offer comprehensive, state-of-the-art evaluation and non-surgical and surgical treatment of all spinal & joint disorders.

This position is 4 10's Monday - Friday.  No call & No weekend coverage!

The NP/PA performs an examination, evaluation, assessment and interpretation of clinical data to provide care to the patients undergoing treatment for fractures, degenerative spine pathology, osteomyelitis, and spinal procedures.  Professional practice is in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team.  The University of Maryland Department of Orthopaedics serves as a referral center for patients in Maryland and beyond.

In this role, you will help care for orthopaedic patients in an inpatient setting while working with well-respected spine and joint arthroplasty surgeons in a premier academic hospital center as well as working in collaboration with residents and fellows.
Primary Responsibilities:
•    Interview patients for health history and perform physical examination.
•    Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests.
•    Document H & P, progress notes, admission notes and discharge summaries.
•    Coordinate and execute recommended pre- and post-operative care.
•    Participate in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement meetings.
 

Qualifications

1. Master of Science Degree with completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Registered and currently recorded with the Maryland Board of Examiners of Nurses and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland. Certified in area of specialty. (DEA and CDS eligible).
2. CPR required
3. ACLS/BCLS as required for inpatient work.
4. Demonstrated ability to promote professionalism through involvement in professional organizations, teaching, research, publishing, and/or certification in area of specialty.
5. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
6. Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with patient families, departmental units, medical and nursing staff on all essential matters. Demonstrated/documented effective interpersonal skills.
7. Maintains updated hospital safety and other mandatory training.
8. Updated immunizations as recommended per practice area.

Working Conditions

1. Weekend, shift work, holiday, on-call and overtime may be required.
2. There is potential for regular exposure to patients possessing infectious diseases in the work environment; requires observance of "Universal Precautions" by wearing gloves, goggles, and mask, is required.

Patient Safety

Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.

1. Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
2. Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
3. Implements policies, procedure, and standards consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
4. Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
5. Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $54.34 - $77.08

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