Physician Assistant-PD Days- Epilepsy - CBMC-Livingston-NJ at RWJBarnabas Health – LIVINGSTON, New Jersey

Job Requirements:

• Masters prepared in Nursing from an accredited program
• Advanced Practice Nurse License via the New Jersey State Board of Nursing
• Maintain National Certification AANP or ANCC
• Licensed Registered Nurse in the state of New Jersey
• CDS and DEA license
• BLS and ACLS.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Per Diem

Essential Functions:

• Works with the Pediatric General Neurology, Adult/Pediatric Epilepsy Medical Directors to deliver care to patients within the EMU or with diagnosis of seizure/epilepsy. Independently evaluate new and established patients, to later present or discuss with attending physician.
• Round on new and established patients with attending MD.
• Independently evaluate and create H and P on elective admission to the EMU, for diagnostic purposes or presurgical evaluation.
• Write inpatient notes on new and established patients every day.
• Put in admitting orders and other order changes every day in EPIC.
• Independently make acute decisions of patient that are actively seizing or in status epilepticus, in terms of pharmacological management or disposition. Contact MD for any urgent questions/decisions if needed.
• Being able to order appropriate ancillary testing (labs , MRis ) on new or established patients.
• Take part on a call rotation, being able to independently triage phone calls and decide when it is appropriate to discuss with the attending physician.
• Works with the Pediatric General Neurology, Adult/Pediatric Epilepsy Medical Directors to deliver care to patients within the EMU or with diagnosis of seizure/epilepsy. Independently evaluate new and established patients, to later present or discuss with attending physician.
• Round on new and established patients with attending MD.
• Independently evaluate and create H and P on elective admission to the EMU, for diagnostic purposes or presurgical evaluation.
• Write inpatient notes on new and established patients every day.
• Put in admitting orders and other order changes every day in EPIC.
• Independently make acute decisions of patient that are actively seizing or in status epilepticus, in terms of pharmacological management or disposition. Contact MD for any urgent questions/decisions if needed.
• Being able to order appropriate ancillary testing (labs , MRis ) on new or established patients.
• Take part on a call rotation, being able to independently triage phone calls and decide when it is appropriate to discuss with the attending physician.