Job Title: APP Otolaryngology Inpatient/UKHC
Requisition Number: RE44527
Working Title: APP Otolaryngology Inpatient
Department Name: MG365: Otolaryngology
Work Location: Lexington, KY
Grade Level: 15
Salary Range: $95,056-185,848/year
Type of Position: Staff
Position Time Status : Full-Time
Required Education: MSN for Nurse Practitioners or BS for Physician Assistants
Click here for more information about equivalencies:: Required Related Experience: No experience required.
Required License/Registration/Certification: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C)
Physical Requirements: The physical requirements for this position include regularly sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time with repetitive motion (such as typing); walking including pushing, pulling, and/or lifting up to 10lbs and occasional pushing, pulling, and/or lifting objects up to 25lbs.
Shift: Monday – Friday, Day Shift; typically 6:00am – 3:00pm (40 hrs/wk).
Job Summary: The Inpatient Otolaryngology APP works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP functions primarily in the inpatient setting managing the needs of the identified population and may also work closely with the outpatient testing groups.
The APP is generally on a service aligned team and provides consultative services, facilitates discharges, performs procedures as needed and may have responsibilities in the operating room. In some situations, the APP may have responsibilities for this same patient population in the ambulatory follow up setting. The APP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice and education and has a responsibility for ensuring an environment of safe quality care.
The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation. Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? : No
Deadline to Apply: 04/04/2024
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