Trauma Surgery Job at Kettering Health in Kettering, OH

Our flourishing Trauma department is currently interviewing for four additional Advanced Practice Providers to join our collaborative team at Kettering Health Main Campus. We are in search for those with a passion for trauma health services, whom synthesizes and utilizes evidence-based practice, research, and current clinical knowledge alongside compassionate patient care. Our ideal candidate would work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team and in partnership with supervising/collaborating physician(s) with responsibilities that include: history taking, clinical assessment, physical examination, order entry, clinical documentation, interpretation of diagnostic studies, clinical diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care for the given population. The APP may have On-call duties and/or weekend responsibilities as assigned by practice/department, pending needs of the department.

Shift Availability:

6:00 AM - 7:00 PM

12:00 PM - 12:00 AM

6:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Essential Functions:

• Physician and APP completed Quality Assurance chart reviews (25 charts for new grad, 10 charts for an established provider) (Must be kept at practice location).
• Evaluates signs and symptoms, including age-appropriate changes, noting pertinent positives and negatives (patient care).
• Assesses the complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patient and obtains relevant comprehensive and problem-focused health histories, prioritizing data collection and using collateral sources as necessary (medical knowledge and patient care).
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and reformulate as necessary, differential diagnoses by priority, identifies the presence of comorbidities, and uses diagnostic strategies and technical skills to monitor and sustain physiological function and ensure patient safety
• Participates in daily team transition huddles to facilitate effective coordinated patient care
• Utilizes evidence-based practice, along with prescribing appropriate pharmacologic (includes medication reconciliation) and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities; implements treatment and referral orders; interprets and evaluates appropriate lab and diagnostic testing and reports to collaborating physician(s) and healthcare team members
• Monitoring and ensuring the Quality of Healthcare Practice - skill of ensuring quality of care through consultation, collaboration, continuing education, certification, and evaluation
• The skill of improving one's own practice as well as engaging in interdisciplinary peer and colleague review
• Adapts teaching and learning approaches based on physiological and psychological changes, age, developmental stage, cognitive status, readiness to learn, health literacy, the environment, and available resources (professionalism)
• Participates professionally and works collaboratively to identify processes and principles to meet quality core metrics and documentation standards and expectations (system-based)

Minimum Education:

APRN: Master's degree with an Advanced Practice Nursing Focus (Critical Care) and National Board Certification Required.

Required Certifications:

• APRN: National Board Certification as a CNP, CNS, CNM, or CRNA and Acute Care Certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Required Licenses:

• Current Ohio Board of Nursing license for APRN

Maintain collaborative/supervision agreement as required through the Ohio Medial Board/Ohio Board of Nursing. Includes yearly review/Quality Assurance and evaluations

Required skills include but are not limited to the following:

• Ability to communicate and relate well with staff, provider(s), and the public
• Must have awareness of patient confidentiality and be able to follow directions well from physician and work autonomously with little direction
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively and efficiently document diagnoses, exam findings, and plan
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships and critical analysis skills
• Demonstrates the ability to multitask and work effectively in potential stress situations
• Maintains competencies and skills of specialty area of practice
• Demonstrates assessment skills, diagnosis with critical thinking and implementation of a plan of care
• Professional Role- skill includes clinical reasoning and building of collaborative intra and interprofessional relationships to provide optimal care to patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic illnesses. Skill of advocating on behalf of the patient population and the profession through active participation in the health policy process
• Managing and Negotiating Healthcare Delivery Systems - skill in addressing the development and implementation of system policies affecting services