Vascular Surgery NP/PA AH Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL

Vascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

AdventHealth Wesley Chapel is an award-winning health center dedicated to healing the whole person, fostering an outstanding team culture and creating a supportive work environment. The Tampa Bay Times named us the best place to work in the region, and dedication to clinical excellence and patient experience has earned us rank among the top five percent of hospitals by Healthgrades. We challenge ourselves to constantly improve. With our massive expansion and addition of operating rooms, we can care for more patients than ever during medical emergencies and with specialty services, including cancer and wound care. Our campus also features a 50,000 sq. ft. community Health and Wellness Center with an aquatic center, state-of-the-art TechnoGym equipment, more than 100 group fitness classes every week, and individual and small group programs for team members and our community all of which helps us accomplish our goal of helping our patients and team members feel whole in body, mind and spirit.

Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.

The role you'll contribute:

Functions as a member of the medical care management team. Provides medical treatment under the supervision of the attending physician. This medical care will be provided within the framework of the hospital's medical staff privilege delineation criterion.

The Surgical Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or Surgical Physician's Assistant (PA) provides self-directed, effective care to groups of patients and other duties as assigned in accordance with Division of Services standards.

The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirmed; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health and prevention of illness and others.

The administration of medication and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments.

The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts.

The value you'll bring to the team:

Assists staff in the delivery of patient care: assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Demonstrates knowledge of hospital, division, and unit Standards of Care and Practice by serving as a resource person to nurses and physicians during assigned shift.

Ensures compliance with core measure/HCAHPS composite benchmarks.

Documentation meets criteria for core measure, charges, PI, and all quality/regulatory standards as measured by chart audits.

Assists in completing, monitoring, and evaluation of unit-based Performance Improvement activities.

Keeps abreast of pertinent changes related to clinical information from CMS and other regulatory agencies.

Initiates orders with physician countersign.

Collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patients health/situation and unit specific data for process improvement initiatives including initial patient assessment within expected timeframe, initiates consults as indicated from database collection, identifies patient/family teaching and discharge planning needs.

Analyzes the assessment data to determine expected outcomes and plan of care

Evaluates progress toward attainment of expected patient outcomes and unit specific process improvement outcomes daily with patient, family, and health team members.

Demonstrates safe practice in the administration of medications.

Ensures safe and effective handoff communications and documentation of such between care givers.

Demonstrates sensitivity to pain management by alleviating and reducing pain to level acceptable to patient.

Integrates ethical decision making into daily nursing practice

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

Education and Experience Required:

Physician Assistant License and Certification

2 years experience in specialty area upon hire Required

Licensure, Certification or Registration Required:

Valid American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and PALS Certifications

NIH Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS)

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

Category: Nursing

Organization: AdventHealth Wesley Chapel

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25030431

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.