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A Brief Overview
The Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for providing quality care for patients and increasing patient access and satisfaction. Standard tasks to be performed by a NP/PA as specified by the Ohio State Board of Medicine and UH entity specific Medical Bylaws:

What you will do

In this role you will work 40 hours/week in a hybrid setting. Majority is virtual, however, there is the occasional need to be in office at the Management Services Center. You will conduct appointments for patients in the Healthy at Home Virtual Clinic program, where majority of the patients were recently discharged from UH. You will follow the patients for the duration of the 30-day program, conducting each weekly visit like a PCP office visit. You will review and order medications, labs, etc. Appointments are pre-scheduled, just as in a traditional clinic, however, there are times when a patient may call in and need a same day appointment and will be added to the schedule.

·Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/pts/customers (10%)

·Initiates and maintains positive relationships w/co-workers (10%)

·Takes responsibility for self-development and supports a learning environment (10%)

·Displays commitment to the mission of the hospital and its values (10%)

·Performs patient assessment and assigns diagnosis based on recorded assessment data and current scientific and current research (20%)

·Establishes plan of care and implements interventions in accordance w/carepaths, protocols, and standards of care and current research (15%)

·Collaborates w/other health care providers in an interdisciplinary approach to provide care to the patient and family (5%)

·Contributes to the educational development of staff, patients, family and self (5%)

·Demonstrates progressive leadership and effective management (5%)

·Provides education through role modeling and in-services to meet identified learning needs and to promote professionalism (5%)

·Advances own professional development through self-directed learning, continuing education and participation in peer review (5%)

Education Qualifications

·(MSN) Master's Degree in Nursing, or

·Master's Degree from an accredited PA educational program

Experience Qualifications

·1+ years as a NP or PA Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Experience managing patients with complex conditions (e.g., heart failure, diabetes, COPD)

• Familiarity with diagnostic testing interpretation

• Experience in acute care, inpatient, ICU, or step-down settings

• Experience with care coordination across the continuum (inpatient, outpatient, and procedural areas)

• Proficiency in electronic medical records (e.g., Epic or similar systems)

• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills with physicians, nurses, and ancillary teams

• Demonstrated ability to work in a high-volume, independent, fast-paced clinical environment

• Participation in quality improvement, research, or evidence-based practice initiatives

• Excellent communication skills with patients, families, and care teams

Licenses and Certifications

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio, and
• Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the State of Ohio, or
• Current Physician Assistant (PA) in the State of Ohio
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Preferred

Physical Demands

• Standing - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Sitting - Rarely
• Lifting - Frequently (50 lbs)
• Carrying - Frequently (50 lbs)
• Pushing - Frequently (50 lbs)
• Pulling - Frequently (50 lbs)
• Climbing - Occasionally (50 lbs)
• Balancing - Occasionally
• Stooping - Frequently
• Kneeling - Frequently
• Crouching - Frequently
• Crawling - Occasionally
• Reaching - Frequently
• Handling - Frequently
• Grasping - Frequently
• Feeling - Constantly
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly