Due to expansion in New Jersey, Signet Health is actively seeking a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Acute Care for our program at Valley Health in Ridgewood, NJ.
In a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment, the candidate will:
- Contribute professional and clinical expertise to ensure the delivery of best-in-class care to hospitalized patients.
- Lead Rapid Responses called on hospitalized patients to ensure early intervention and improved outcomes.
- Lead ACLS Codes called on hospitalized patients who are deteriorating or are in crisis.
- Perform procedures based on hospital privileges, i.e., placing intravenous lines, NG tubes, etc.
- Assist in prompt critical patient issues.
- Perform physical exams and clinical evaluations.
- Order and review diagnostic tests.
- Order and monitor medications.
- Coordinate the transition to a higher level of care as needed.
- Manage communication between the team and PCP.
- Participate as a member of the TVH CODE committee.
- Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement activities.
- Have the opportunity to train and work in critical care on a rotating basis and train to be privileged in procedures such as arterial and central lines.
- Provide medical management and daily rounding for Recovery & Wellness.
- Perform admissions, history and physicals, and discharges to/from the Recovery & Wellness unit.
- Perform physical exams, clinical, and basic psychiatric evaluations for the Recovery and Wellness unit.
- Manage communication between interdisciplinary teams, including Recovery and Wellness team, social work, and medical team.
- Be knowledgeable regarding addiction medicine management, medications, and integrative health resources for addiction.
- Lead Rapid Response and ACLS codes for all patients at the Ridgewood Campus.
- Provide immediate medical care for outpatient imaging services, including but not limited to contrast reactions and anaphylaxis.
- Escalate medical emergencies appropriately via 911 to Paramus campus as needed.
Requirements/Qualifications
* Board Certified as a Nurse Practitioner in Acute Care or Physician Assistant.
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