The advanced practice provider (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) to serve as member of Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology. Assumes total care of specific dermatologic patients as is appropriate for nurse practitioner under the supervision of department faculty. Follows established nursing standards, procedures and practices and gives specific patient care directions to staff.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provides direct patient care to general dermatology patients under collaborative agreement with department physicians.
- Provides patient education
- Writes initial histories, assesses patients' conditions and develops individual plans of care.
- Phone triage of patient calls
- Orders appropriate laboratory and other diagnostic studies. Review results and follow-up as appropriate.
- Treats dermatologic patients on a contract basis with VA Medical Center in Wilmington DE
- Supervises Medical Assistants as needed
- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the University.
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES needed in addition to Essential Functions:
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objective, quality assurance program, safety environmental and infection control standards
- Prepares and maintains records
- Reviews labs and test resu lts and takes appropriate action
- Demonstrates sensitivity to patient's comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs and current literature
- Assist with attending office hours
- Provide clinical support for JOA
- Triage patient telephone calls, evaluate issue, provide advice and direction. Provide emotional support. Provide telephone follow-up of patients with ongoing outpatient issues. Document phone contacts. Communicate pertinent information with appropriate providers.
- Call in prescription medication
- Coordinate care & services w/insurance companies as needed
- Provide outpatient office evaluation and management for JOA patients, including new patients, follow-up visits, and consultations from other providers. Direct and assist with patient care sessions, conducted by MFM fellows and attending physicians.
- Service as resource for JOA practitioners. Provide support and co-management of patients when requested.
- Assist with research studies, identify potential study participants, facilitate contact with investigators, collect and record data per protocols.
- Coordinate care with consultants when appropriate.
- Develop or obtain appropriate and up-to-date written materials of interest to patients. , etc. Assure that materials are compliant with current guidelines and standards. Provide quality web-based resources.
- Attends meetings as required.
- Knows policies and procedures applicable to assigned duties. Uses sound judgment and is aware of potential hazards before taking action. Promptly reports errors/events or situations of actual or potential harm. Understands emergency procedures and can demonstrate appropriate response.
- Provides nursing support to Delaware satellite physicians as necessary
- Provides education to medical assistants
- Master’s Degree
- National Board Certification as a Primary/Family Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- BLS certification
- 1-5 years of experience in Dermatology Preferred
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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
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