Advanced Practice Professional (Physician Assistant) Inpatient Urology

About This Role

Effectively evaluate and manage the care of adult urology inpatients under the authority of a designated supervising physician. Provide problem-oriented interventions for urological conditions across various clinical areas.

Responsibilities

• Update daily patient list
• Write orders for imaging and manage coordination of follow up on other studies ordered
• Round with the resident team in the early morning and perform individual rounds during the day to keep up with active inpatient issues
• Provide patient education on PCNT flushes, neobladder irrigation, foley management, SPT management, ostomy care and catheter care including intermittent self-catheterization
• Prepare patients for timely discharge process
• Evaluate acute postoperative patients
• Discuss inpatient management with consulting services
• Communicate with the urology intern throughout the workday
• Document care according to University of Michigan Health System standards
• Assist in minor procedures as directed by attending physician

Requirements

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner specialty certification in the State of Michigan (for NP applicants)
• Current specialty certification to practice as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (for NP applicants)
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program (for NP applicants)
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (for NP applicants)
• Current DEA registration
• ACLS required (separate AHA approved BLS also required unless ACLS was completed through the UMHS Simulation Center)
• One (1) year of experience as a PA/NP
• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan (for PA applicants)
• State of Michigan Controlled Substance License Required (for PA applicants)
• Satisfactory completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor agencies, CAHEA or CAAHEP (for PA applicants)
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA) (for PA applicants)

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program OR Satisfactory completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
• One (1) year of experience as a PA/NP

Nice to Have

• Experience with surgical patient care
• One (1) year of Urology experience as a PA/NP
• Inpatient urology experience
• Demonstrated experience in evaluation and care of preoperative and postoperative surgical patients
• Experience with giving history and physical examinations, writing patient orders and progress notes, hospital rounds and consultations, call, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies
• Experience assisting in the operating room, and performing procedures
• Excellent interpersonal and patient service skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, and as part of a collaborative team

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