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Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant - Albany New York
Company: Albany Medical Center Location: Albany, New York
Posted On: 05/06/2024
50 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 Department/Unit:General SurgeryWork Shift:Day (United States of America)The Transplant Coordinator/Nurse Practitioner delivers professional, direct patient care, including problem evaluation and management, under the direction of a supervising medical doctor. Primary Age Groups Served (Patient Care Providers): School Age Child (5 - 12 years, Adolescent (13 - 17 years) , Adult (18 - 64 years), Older Adult (65+ years)TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR -NURSE PRACTITIONER / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPosition Summary:The Transplant Coordinator/Nurse Practitioner delivers professional, direct patient care, including problem evaluation and management, under the direction of a supervising medical doctor.Primary Age Groups Served (Patient Care Providers):School Age Child (5 - 12 years, Adolescent (13 - 17 years) , Adult (18 - 64 years), Older Adult (65+ years)Education, Licensure, and Certification Required:The position requires successful completion of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner program, or an Accredited Physician Assistant program; national certification through an approved agency and registration with New York State. Licensure in NYS is mandatory.Experience:Related work experience, educational background, work stability and interpersonal/communication skills are weighed heavily. -Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from physicians, patients and their family members or other employees within the work setting.
- Conducts preoperative teaching for transplant program patients and their families.
- Plans, implements, coordinates and evaluates clinical practice according to the Nursing Practice Guidelines of the Albany Medical Center.
- Acts as a consult and preceptor in the clinical practice.
- Evaluates current nursing practice and develops and implements new policies, procedures and standards of care as related to the Abdominal Organ Transplant Program.
- Ensures compliance with all United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) regulationsPage Two - - - - - - - - Transplant Coordinator/Nurse Practitioner - - Clinical Duties:
- Assists the attending Transplant surgeons, house staff, and nursing staff with the direct care of hospitalized patients and outpatients on a rotating basis with the other clinical care coordinators, including:
- Attends twice weekly outpatient Transplant clinics
- Performs initial history and physical on transplant patients
- Demonstrates appropriate judgment in prioritizing and recording patient problems and findings to the physician, and will consistently follow-through with implementation of the physician's orders and plan of care
- Coordinates evaluation of prospective abdominal organ transplant recipients and living donors, participates independently with the health care team, and maintains waiting list of recipients with UNOS
- Monitor the current Wait list patients and identify barriers to being active and facilitate activating the recipient for both Kidneys and Pancreas
- Assists with data collection for research and/or program improvements for clinical practice
- Performs minor wound care as directed by providers
- Removes tubes and drains from surgical wounds
- Removes sutures, staples, and clips from surgical incisions
- Writes patient assessment and procedure notes in the progress notes section of the hospital and outpatient charts
- Schedule appropriate non-invasive laboratory tests and participates in the interpretation of the results and the institution of appropriate therapy
- Schedules appropriate surgery and tests for patients
- Discharge Planning
- Reviews discharge instructions to hospitalized patients
- Works with hospital case manager and social worker regarding patient discharge needs
- Answers telephone inquiries from patients and/or visiting nurses after hospital discharge - - -
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