Advanced Practice Provider - Orthopedics

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

1885 live openings

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide Patient Care: performs comprehensive history and physicals, compiles and interprets patient medical information, formulates a diagnosis and treatment plan, respond to physician, staff and needs via on call-status when applicable.
• Assume On-Call Responsibilities: rotates taking after-hours call with Transition Clinic providers. After-hours call does not require reporting to the office.
• Perform Therapeutic Procedures: perform minor wound care and suture or staple removal in accordance with patient needs.
• Order/Perform Diagnostic Test: order appropriate diagnostic studies based on signs and symptoms and disease processes, interpret results and notify appropriate physician, order or perform appropriate testing, recommend treatment as indicated.
• Maintain Patient Records: accurately record patient progress in medical record, develop, implement and record patient treatment and management plans, provide ongoing assessment of care plans in accordance with the most current and cost-effective methods.
• Provide patient Education and Counseling: provide educational materials and instruct patients regarding their condition, counsel patients regarding issues that could arise, treatment plans, wound care, home care, physical and emotional problems, chronic disease management, health maintenance and rehabilitation
• Consultation for patients: make referrals to appropriate physicians and providers.
• Communicate and participate effectively with physicians, patients, staff and administration: demonstrates positive and effective verbal skills with patients, families and co-workers, serve as a role model and resource, attend and participate in required meetings
• Perform all other tasks/responsibilities as necessary.