Advanced Practice Provider – Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Community Memorial Hospital
Core
Provides high-quality medical and surgical patient care for acute and chronic complaints in collaboration with Attending Physicians, including diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive services.
Role type
Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) in Acute Care Surgery/Trauma
Builds
Patient care plans, treatment interventions, and surgical assistance within a collaborative medical team
Domain
Healthcare / Acute Care Surgery / Trauma
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Acute care patient assessment, surgical procedure assistance, diagnostic test interpretation, medication prescription, emergency procedure initiation, interdisciplinary collaboration, clinical documentation, treatment plan formulation
Preferred skills
Service-specific education, 3+ years of clinical experience with the target population, academic healthcare system experience
Technologies
Electronic health records, diagnostic imaging equipment, surgical instruments
Responsibilities
Perform histories and physicals, order and interpret diagnostic tests, assist with surgical procedures, counsel patients and prescribe medication, initiate emergency procedures, coordinate care across the continuum of services, supervise patient care support staff, participate in research and critical path development, engage in ethical decision-making for complex patient cases
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on clinical provider