Advanced Practice Provider Surgery Pd

**SUMMARY:** The ambulatory Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for providing patient- and family-centered care that is consistently high-quality and cost effective to ensure optimal care outcomes for surgical patients. The APP reports directly to the OR Manager. The APP serves as a surgical First Assist as needed and manages a caseload of patients in partnership with the healthcare team to optimize health status and quality of life and coordinate care over time and across healthcare settings. The APP functions as a clinical leader, educator, consultant, and liaison to healthcare providers caring for the patients across the care continuum. **RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Delivers high-quality, cost-effective care incorporating guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in a timely, efficient, and equitable manner to facilitate optimal care outcomes for a patient population with surgical needs. * Demonstrates advanced surgical knowledge and skills to care for patients in the ambulatory care setting. * Takes after hours call. Must be able to respond within 30 minutes. * Able to perform routine history and physical examinations, integrating laboratory data, EKG, CXR, stress testing, echocardiograms and other diagnostic tests when formulating a plan of care in partnership with other members of the care team, patients and families. * Demonstrates interprofessional collaboration and participates in team-based care. * Participates in procedures for billing and coding for medical services. * Competent use of EHR and Lifechart. * Participates in the continuous education and training, clinical research, and quality improvement initiatives. * Participates in education, training and mentoring of APP students and new employees. * Provides leadership in the development, validation, implementation, and evaluation of standards, policies, procedures, and critical paths to support the patient care delivery model. * Annually completes mandatory safety, infection control, and BLS. * Prescriptive privileges per licensure. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** **BASIC KNOWLEDGE**: Graduated from a Physician Assistant program with a master’s degree and has current board certification from the NCCPA or graduated from a master’s program for nurse practitioners and has current board certification from ANCC or AANP. Current RI License and DEA license. BLS and ACLS certification. **EXPERIENCE:** Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. **WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:** Surgical First Assist as needed including routine follow-ups for management of pre and postop surgical care, as well as hospital follow-ups for patients assigned to their care team. **SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**: None. **Pay Range:** $61.30-$77.78 **EEO Statement:** **Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.** **Location:** Newport Hospital - 11 Friendship Street Newport, Rhode Island 02840 **Work Type:** m-f 7:00am -5:30pm, plus call **Work Shift:** Day **Daily Hours:**  Per Diem - As required **Driving Required:** No