Advanced Practice Provider (APN/PA) at RWJBarnabas Health – Eatontown, New Jersey

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider

Location: Ann Vogel Center

Department Name: Peds Surgery & Urology

Req #: 0000210088

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $120,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Advanced Practice Provider would be joining the Pediatric Urology service located at the Anne Vogel Center in Eatontown, NJ. The Pediatric Urology practice, headed by Charles Concodora, MD, is looking to grow through the assistance of the APP. The practice provides pediatric urology care to children age 0-18. The APP is responsible for performing duties independently by following established and standardized protocols, and would be referring questionable situations to the physician.

As the practice grows, the APP would become responsible for participating in a “Voiding Dysfunction” clinic where patients with incontinence, bed-wetting, and UTIs can seek comprehensive care. The vast majority of patients with voiding dysfunction can be treated with simple, well-established healthcare protocols. Complex patients can be referred to the physician for further care. The APP would also be responsible for assisting in follow-up care of post-surgical patients, communication of test results to patients and families, and medication refills.

The APP’s duties are primarily occurring at the Anne Vogel center Monday through Friday 8am - 4pm. There are no weekend or nighttime responsibilities.

Qualifications:

General Requirements:

• CDS and DEA
• CPR certification
• 3-5 years of APP experience

Required by Nurse Practitioners

• APN License
• NP Certification (ANCC or AANP)
• Master's degree in Nursing
• Registered Professional Nurse with a current NJ state license

Required by Physician Assistants

• PA License
• NCCPA

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full time
• 40 hours
• Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00

Essential Functions:

• Administers injections, immunizations and oral medications, starts IV,
• Assists physician by recording patient progress notes, issues diagnostic orders, and transcribes orders
• Assists with various counseling and education functions,
• Billing for patient services based on CMS and NJ State Board Regulations,
• Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and judgment to provide appropriate care for patients,
• Develops plan of care for patients in coordination with multidisciplinary team and completes appropriate reports to physicians and family,
• Documents and maintains patient records of services provided according to facility and nursing standards
• Establishes a collaborative relationship with other medical providers,
• Examines patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated,
• Interviews, instructs and advises patients regarding health and illness prevention,
• Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions,
• Issues prescriptions to patients based on Federal & State Regulations,
• Issues prescriptions to patients based on Federal & State Regulations,
• Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures,
• Reviews all lab data and documents,
• Participates in the development of protocols,
• Participates in the development of protocols,
• Performs and obtains a completed medical history and physical data on patients with appropriate documentation and findings,
• Performs independent evaluations and treatment procedures in emergency situations,
• Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits,
• Responsible for coordinating nursing and training programs on compliant for policies such as HIPPA, OSHA, Code of Conduct,
• Responsible for maintaining the quality and adequacy of nursing practice,
• Reviews and audits charts routinely,
• Reviews and audits charts routinely,
• Sutures wounds, incise and drains wounds, repairs lacerations,
• Sutures wounds, incise and drains wounds, repairs lacerations,
• Works in collaboration with a physician to diagnose conditions as necessary,

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.