Advanced Practice Provider- Tulsa

Advanced Practice Provider

Position Information:

Independent healthcare provider working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team to provide comprehensive care to patients in a outpatient setting.

Essential Duties:

• Maintains accurate, complete, concise and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Develops, evaluates, and implements standards of care within area of specialization (policies, protocols, etc.).
• Facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team. Incorporates the patient, family or caregiver in care planning and treatment across settings.
• Participates in organizational and departmental meetings, educational opportunities, committees and workgroups as necessary.
• Promote interdisciplinary practice and implement strategies to overcome barriers to collaboration.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with physicians, other health professionals and health related agencies.
• Provides care within their scope of practice as outlined by applicable state law, licensing, regulations, and institutional policy and practice agreements.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and alters the plan of care as needed.
• Participates in education of students and other health care professionals.
• Performs history and physical assessments of patients that are accurate, complete, concise, relevant and appropriate for age, gender and clinical problems.
• Uses evidencedbased medicine to systematically analyze and improve patient care practices.
• Participates in quality initiative and; performance activities.
• Works with administrative, nursing, physician, and university faculty to assure safe, effective, quality patient care and to promote educational and research missions.
• Considers cost effectiveness and risk and; benefit analysis when making decisions about patient care.
• Provides care that is patient and family centered, compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness and treatment of disease throughout the lifespan.
• Counsels and educates patients and families. Serves as an advocate for patients and families in navigating the health care system.
• Participates in research opportunities to advance the care and treatment of patients.
• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination for patients and families with acute and chronic health needs.
• Orders appropriate diagnostic studies and correctly interprets results.

Qualifications:

Working Conditions Detail:

• Environmental: Clinic Environment. Exposure to ill patients, blood borne pathogens, infectious diseases.
• Physical: Standing for long periods of time. Manual dexterity. Speaking, listening, walking,

Education:

• Required: Nurse Practitioner – Master’s Degree from accredited Nursing Program OR Family Practice Physician Assistant – Master’s Degree from accredited PA Program

Certifications or Licenses:

• Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants must obtain the required licensure from the State of Oklahoma within 30 days after the offer of employment.
• All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have: Active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire
• Nurse Practitioner: Active Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (APNP) license in State of Oklahoma AND Active board certification Nurse Practitioner
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification and Advanced Life Support certifications. If relevant to practice area, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification. Obtain within 90 days of employment in this position.
• Physician Assistant: Active PA license in State of Oklahoma AND Active PA board certification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrates proficiency in procedural skills pertinent to practice area.
• Demonstrates the highest level of accountability for the professional practice.
• Ability to be flexible, resilient and change oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Continuously seeks opportunities for clinical advancement and knowledge and skill attainment.
• Demonstrates initiative to meet identified learning needs using multiple resources.
• Promotes mutual respect and trust working within a team model.
• Ability to work with patients and families when a situation is emotional and intense.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families and caregivers.
• Actively participates in selfevaluation by seeking and utilizing guidance and constructive feedback in a professional manner.
• Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates insight into own strengths, limitations, and knowledge deficits.
• Knowledge of the indications, contraindications, side effects, interactions and adverse reactions of pharmacologic agents and other relevant treatment modalities.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
• Demonstrates knowledge of etiologies, risk factors, pathophysiology, presentation and epidemiology of medical conditions.
• Manages general medical and surgical conditions.
• Demonstrates a high degree of clinical expertise in working with patients with acute and chronic illnesses.
• Ability to follow ethical principles regarding patient confidentiality, informed consent, and unanticipated adverse outcomes.
• Utilizes critical thinking to synthesize and analyze collected data.
• Demonstrates an advanced level of medical and; nursing clinical knowledge, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism and systemsbased practice.

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