39482BR

Extended Job Title:

Advanced Practice Provider

Org Level 1:

Texas Tech Unv Hlth Sci Ctr El Paso

Position Description:

Employees in this position are responsible for augmenting a supervising physician's data gathering abilities to reach decisions and institute patient care plans. Provides health care services to patients under direction and responsibility of a Physician.

Requisition ID:

39482BR

Travel Required:

Up to 25%

Major/Essential Functions:

• Responds to initial consult request from University Medical Center’s (UMC) emergency room, patient care floors, and intensive care units.

• Provides initial "orthopaedic focused" assessment of patient and communicates directly with attending and resident physicians as to finding and recommended treatment plan(s) of action.

• Conduct hospital rounds, write orders.

• Formulate and implement a treatment or therapeutic plan.

• Works in collaboration with U.M.C.

• Works in cooperation with orthopaedic attending and resident physician teams.

• Documents all normal and any abnormal data for review by physicians.

• Performs procedures such as but not limited to, digital blocks, regional anesthesia, and minimum outpatient surgical procedures such as but not limited to: tendon repair, wound closure, wound management, wound debridement, incision, and drainage, needle biopsy, percutaneous pinning fractures, k-wire removal, and hardware removal.

• Orders and schedules laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.

• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

• Completes required billing-related documentation for his/her service according to M.P.I.P. regulations, and state laws, while providing the necessary documentation to substantiate all submitted claims.

• Documents all prescriptions per policy.

• This clinician will routinely order, prescribe, dispense and administer medication, orthosis, orthotics, braces, and other orthopaedic devices as may be allowed by state legislation.

• Provides coordination of post-discharge medical care.

• Ensures continued compliance with clinical and operational standards.

• Current RN license in the State of Texas.

• Four to five years experience as registered nurse with relevant past with experience in an operating room, surgical or orthopaedic specific patient care environment

• Current certification in cardiac life support, (auditing of) advanced trauma life support courses.

• Current experience and certification as an adult Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner.

• Previous "hand on" experience in application of casting materials and splinting devices.

• Utilizes evidence based medicine to achieve national clinical bench marks as compared to similar size academic teaching institutions.

• Ensures continued compliance with clinical and operational standards as prescribed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Level I Trauma Center verification standards.

• In prescribed circumstances this clinical provider-clinician will respond to U.M.C. hospital Trauma Team activations for both the Level I and or Level II alert criteria.

• Works in cooperation and coordination with orthopaedic surgeons, consulting services- teams, and hospital-based staff in providing family-centered care by communicating with family regarding the changing health care needs of spouses, adult children or family members.

• Assesses family adaptation, coping skills, and the potential need for crisis or other intervention modes.

• Complies with all HIPAA requirements as well as hospital and university health sciences center policies and procedures.

• Current BLS Certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.

• Personally demonstrate, display, and act in accordance with TTUHSCEP’s values (Service, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Advancement, and Teamwork). Actively promote and encourage staff across the institution.

• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• Adhere to all TTUHSCEP policies, procedures and processes.

Grant Funded?:

No

Minimum Hire Rate:

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications

Pay Basis:

Monthly

Work Location:

El Paso

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two to four years of experience as an Adult Nurse Practitioner working in a busy multi-specialty orthopaedic group practice.

• Five to eight years of experience as a Registered Nurse with relevant experience in a peri-operative/operating room environment, surgical or orthopaedic patient care units.

• Certification, knowledge, and hands-on experience as an orthopaedic cast & splinting technician.

• Current certification and two years of "hands-on" experience as a "first assistant" in a busy hospital-based operating room environment.

• Two years of experience as an Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner assigned to the "Trauma Response Team" in an A.C.S. verified Level I Trauma Center.

Campus:

HSC - El Paso

Department:

Orthopaedics Elp

Required Attachments:

Cover Letter, Professional License or Certification, Resume / CV, Transcript

Job Type:

Full Time

Pay Statement:

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as, the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan on the Human Resources webpage.

Job Group:

Health Care Professional

Shift:

Day

EEO Statement:

As an EEO/AA employer, the Texas Tech University System and its components will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from a Physician Assistant's training program approved by the Council on Allied Health Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association.

• Current Physician Assistant license in the State of Texas or ability to transfer license to Texas.

• Certification as a Physician Assistant as evidenced by passing the examinations given by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.

• OR Graduation from an accredited school of nursing as a nurse practitioner from an approved certification program recognized by Texas Board of Nursing.

• Current R.N. license as approved by the Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer license to Texas.

• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner from an approved certification program as recognized by Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer certification to Texas.

Does this position work in a research laboratory?:

No

Jeanne Clery Act:

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. By October 1 of each year, institutions must publish and distribute their Annual Campus Security Policy & Crime Statistics Report (ASR) to current and prospective students and employees. You can locate this report through our website at: https://www.ttuhsc.edu/emergency/clery-report.aspx .