Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Department: Plastic Surgery
Location: Hand Center- Tosa Center
Workweek: Generally 8am-5pm M-Friday but will vary based on business
needs.
SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS
Supervising/Collaborating Physician: Robert Havlik, MD and Hani
Administrator: Shannon Dreier, MBA
Supervises: None
POSITION PURPOSE
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Advanced Practice Nurse
Provides specialty health care services within defined scope of practice in collaboration with a licensed physician and in accordance with MCW/FMLH/CHW policies and procedures. |
Department Position Purpose
Works with multiple plastic surgery faculty.
Functions as a member of a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of care to patients receiving plastic surgery interventions.
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Physician Assistant
Provides specialty medical care within defined scope of practice under the supervision of a licensed physician and in accordance with MCW/FMLH/CHW policies and procedures. |
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
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Performs comprehensive histories and physical exams, identifies normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive and psychosocial status.
Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests.
Develops pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans.
Monitors effectiveness of plan of care.
Educates patients on disease and treatment plans.
Performs procedures as trained and appropriately credentialed.
Documents within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and completes other necessary documents.
Collaborates and/or consults with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.
Educates, counsels, and assists patients and families regarding current health problems, health maintenance activities and preventive behaviors.
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Department Specific Responsibilities
Provides surgical care in collaboration with plastic surgery faculty and staff to patients requiring plastic surgery interventions across the inpatient, outpatient and in the OR settings.
Inpatient responsibilities: including by not limited to general floor and intensive care unit; rounding, ordering and interpretation of testing and imaging, discharge summaries and patient/family education.
Clinic responsibilities: including but not limited to assessment and development of plan of care for post-operative care, pain and symptom management and patient/family education.
Conducts pre-operative assessment and clearance for surgery including treatment and general admission orders.
Surgery coverage- first assistant as assigned by faculty.
Writes accurate and timely progress notes, procedure notes, and admission and transfer orders.
Communicates with other consult services, teams and disciplines to promote continuity of care.
Evaluates quality outcomes through participation in the development of quality indicators.
Attend departmental, divisional and programmatic meetings.
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MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education Requirements
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Advanced Practice Nurse
Master's Degree or higher in Nursing (appropriate education and experience may be substituted on equivalent basis) |
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Physician Assistant
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Physician Assistant Studies
Department Requirement: Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies |
Experience
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Certifications/Licenses
(Must be current and maintained) Department Specific Certifications/Licenses
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Advanced Practice Nurse
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Physician Assistant
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CORE COMPETENCIES
Medical Knowledge
- Makes appropriate decisions based on education, analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
- Uses methods that effectively solve difficult problems, explores available resources for answers, and identifies obscure problems.
Patient Care
- Uses time effectively and efficiently. Prioritizes. Completes work by required deadlines. Manages and coordinates a wide range of activities.
- Focuses on essentials. Identifies and manages critical needs, and appropriately postpones or delegates less critical activities. Creates focus, identifies impediments to goals for care.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Is approachable. Listens. Displays sensitivity, patience, diplomacy and tact in relationships. Builds rapport.
- Relates appropriately to a variety of people in all positions. Creates effective team relationships. Diffuses high stress situations.
- Writes clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings. Creates effective documents and messages.
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
- Applies current research and evidence based practice guidelines to own practice.
- Identifies personal strengths and areas for improvement. Seeks feedback. Gains insight from mistakes. Is open to constructive criticism and is not defensive. Is receptive to discussing areas for improvement.
Systems-based Practice
- Demonstrates functional and technical knowledge and skills to perform the work at the highest level of accomplishment.
- Incorporates other resources in system to provide optimal health care.
Professionalism
- Adheres to ethical principles. Is widely trusted, direct and truthful. Maintains patient confidentiality. Keeps confidences. Owns mistakes. Does not misrepresent self for personal gain.
BACKGROUND CHECKS
Employment in this position is contingent upon successfully passing
Background, criminal history and caregiver misconduct check in accordance with the Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check Law
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Manual Dexterity: Work requires accuracy and moderate speed.
Physical Effort: Work requires considerable variety of fairly steady active physical exertion with some and/or continuous standing or walking.
Working Conditions: May include exposure to conditions requiring the use of personal protective equipment.
Hazards: Exposure to hazards that may result in short-term work-related absences. Exposure to blood-borne pathogens and hazardous materials.
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements. Scheduling flexibility is required to accommodate changing business needs.
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