Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Post Transplant - Hackensack Meridian Health

The Hackensack UMC Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant assists, monitors, and manages the day-to-day needs of patients as requested by, in conjunction with, and under the supervision of a physician.

The Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner will mainly be working with the post-transplant team on day shift.

Minimum 3 years PA/NP experience, preference for Transplant experience.

A day in the life of a Physician Assistant at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Obtains a details and accurate history, and identifies problems and presents information to the supervising physician.
  
• Orders or prescribes medication subject to the following: no controlled substances; the order or prescription is administered in accordance with protocols or specific MD directions; the prescription states whether it is written in accordance with a protocol or specific MD directions; the physician's assistant signs his/her own name and license number, as well as the supervising physician.
  
• Assists a supervising surgeon in the operating room when a qualified assistant physician is not required, and a second assistant is deemed necessary by the supervising surgeon.
  
• Assists supervising physician in a procedure room when a qualified physician is present and it is deemed that a qualified assistant physician is not needed.
  
• Writes post operative/post procedure note and orders for supervising physician.
  
• Performs line as a 'first line' person responsible for all the post procedure management of patients as requested by the primary physician.
  
• Starts IVs, inserts foley catheters and nasogastric tubes, irrigates foley catheters, orders transfusions of blood and products, venipuncture, and debriedments.
  
• Participates in research trails collecting, aggregating and entering data.
  
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
  
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Successful completion of an approved physician's assistant program, accredited by the AMA Council on Medical Education.
• 3 years practicing as an advanced provider

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Physician Assistant License or Nurse Practitioner license
• Certification by the National Commission for Certified Physician's Assistants (NCCPA) within one year of initial employment by the Medical Center.

Working Conditions:

• Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs. and stands a minimum of 5 hours a day.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!