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At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
UMass Memorial department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is recruiting for a full-time APP to join our Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology. This role is ideal for someone who is interested in working at a non-profit, academic medical center in an ambulatory based practice. We are seeking qualified applicants with at least 3-5 years of experience who possess strong work ethic and want to continue developing their practice in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Position Highlights:
- We offer a full spectrum of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive health care.
- Diverse patient population in a continuously growing practice.
- No nights, call coverage or weekends.
- Dedicated administrative time.
- As part of an academic medical center, our division is committed to the continued education of our staff, with Category 1 CME offered for attending grand rounds.
- The group consists of 13 physicians and 5 advanced practice providers who provide a collaborative and supportive working environment.
Qualifications:
- Master's or doctoral degree.
- Certification as a Family or Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Certified Nurse Midwife.
- BLS or ACLS certification.
Our Benefits:
- Robust benefits package.
- Matching 401k and Pension Plan.
- Flexible scheduling for paid time off.
- Generous CME Time and Practice Allowance.
Major Responsibilities:
- Provides diagnostic and assessment services. Secures a health history from patient and/or family, records findings, and evaluates them. Performs a complete in-depth physical examination. Orders/performs pertinent diagnostic tests based on age and history.
- Analyzes data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical exam, and clinical findings.
- Partners with physicians regarding proposed plan of care. Formulates this plan of care with the patient.
- Manages therapeutic regime as outlined by established protocols for patients with acute illnesses. Reassesses and modifies plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals. Confers with physician for clinical direction as outlined by protocols.
- Documents patient care outcomes to determine effectiveness of plan of care. Communicates outcomes with physician.
- Signed delineation of privileges at hire between NP and collaborating physician. Must renew delineation of privileges each credentialing cycle including: scope of departmental practice, treatment of emergencies, physician consultation, and writing orders/prescriptions.
- Prescribes medications from Schedules II-VI. The form of prescription may be written or verbal via telephone order. Written prescriptions may be initiated by the nurse practitioner after obtaining proper registration numbers from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Drug Enforcement Agency.
- Provides patient education. Acts as coordinator for admitting and discharging assigned patients. Works collaboratively with other health agencies and families of patients in the transition from admission to discharge.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meeting and workshops.
Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
- Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
- Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
- Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
- Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
- Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
- Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
- Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed. All responsibilities are essential job functions.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.
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