Other Nurse Practitioner

AdventHealth Rocky Mountain region is seeking an APRN/PA to support the clinical operation of the Transplant Institute at Porter with a primary focus on clinical services in the outpatient settings. Delivery of patient care is conducted in collaboration with the transplant surgeons and physicians including, but not limited to, physical exams, diagnosis and treatment, ordering and interpreting tests, counseling on preventative health, and writing prescriptions.

Annual Salary $143,618 - $154,894

Under administrative guidance and physician supervision, the APRN/PA will provide comprehensive outpatient care services in the areas of medicine and/or surgery for individuals and their families.
Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides comprehensive outpatient care for liver and kidney transplant patients in collaboration with transplant surgeons, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include:

• Provides outpatient pre- and post-operative care for liver and kidney transplant and hepatobiliary patients.

• Outpatient ONLY

• Evaluates living kidney donors and liver transplant candidates and coordinates required testing, consultations, and education.

• Manages post-liver transplant patients, including immunosuppression, graft surveillance, medications, complications, and care coordination.

• Provides follow-up care for hepatobiliary patients and coordinates the multidisciplinary HPB tumor board.

• Provides clinical coverage for transplant surgeons while they are in surgery, including triage, result review, and escalation as needed.

• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to support continuity, quality, safety, and program development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills

• Sound clinical judgment, decision-making, and problem-solving skills; effective teaching skills

• Ability to be accountable and committed to quality and safety

• Effective time-management skills in a high-stress environment

• Ability to maintain effective relationships while remaining flexible to work with patients, families, and all members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team

• Ability to adapt to changes as necessary

• Ability to work well without supervision

• Initiative to keep abreast of new information, products, and developments in assigned specialty; leadership qualities essential to operate effectively within the institution and advance the practice of transplantation

• Computer skills and ability to work effectively across multiple electronic medical records (EMRs)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• A minimum of two years of experience in a large hospital or clinical setting (No New Grads)

• If Nurse Practitioner - must have successfully completed undergraduate and master s level nursing programs, passed state boards, and achieved ARNP status.

• If Physician Assistant - must hold a baccalaureate degree, or a minimum of two years of college credits, and have graduated from a physician assistant program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the successor program to CAAHEP.

LICENSURE, CERTIFCATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Current BLS and ACLS certification.

• Current, valid State of Colorado license.