Alternate Director, Patient Care Services
TheKey
Neurological Surgery Advanced Practice Provider – Manager and Clinician
Oregon Health & Science University Foundation
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Oregon
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide clinical management of patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including comprehensive care from admission to discharge.
- Provide day to day management and supervision of APP personnel, onboarding, scheduling, and personnel issue resolution; escalate to leadership as appropriate.
- Provide 7-day/week inpatient coverage and ambulatory clinic coverage; rounding with faculty and developing/implementing patient care plans and protocols.
- Perform neurosurgical procedures according to protocol and competency training; respond to urgent clinical situations including situational resuscitation and emergency treatment.
- Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams and external providers to ensure streamlined patient-centered care and triage patient calls/messages (MyChart).
- Contribute to patient and family education and development/presentation of educational materials.
- Participate in program development, quality improvement initiatives, teaching of medical students/house staff/nurses, and accreditation/compliance efforts.
- Assist with recruitment by reviewing CVs, initial candidate assessment, and hiring strategy input; assist in annual reviews and continuing education standards for APPs.
- Represent APPs on department and institutional work groups and committees and work on value stream efforts for high quality, cost-efficient patient management.
Requirements
- For Physician Associate (PA) Candidates: Current Oregon licensure through the Oregon Medical Board.
- Current active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration and prescriptive authority.
- Current National Commission on Certification of Physician Associates (NCCPA) certification.
- For Nurse Practitioner (NP) Candidates: Current Oregon licensure through the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
- Authorized practice within Division 50 of the Oregon Nurse Practice Act (ORS Chapter 678).
- Current active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration and prescriptive authority.
- Acute Care NP certification may be required.
- Deliver high-quality customer service to patients, families, faculty, staff, referring providers, and other stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrate clinical experience with the ability to perform comprehensive history and physical examinations.
- Strong multi-tasking, prioritization, and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to function effectively and problem-solve as a team member in a complex healthcare environment.
- Ability to manage complex patient care, prioritize tasks, and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Clinical experience as an APP.
