Lead Advanced Practice Provider - Emergency Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee at Regional One Health

Lead Advanced Practice Provider, Emergency Medicine


A Brief Overview
The Lead Advanced Practice Provider, Emergency Medicine is fundamental to the development, implementation and evaluation of the Emergency Medicine Services. This position will collaborate with Emergency Medicine leadership to set specific goals for Advance Practice Practitioners. In addition to administrative duties, serves as liaison between all members of acute care services and throughout the continuum of care.

What you will do

• Collaborates with Emergency Medicine Services leadership to set specific goals for Advanced Practice Practitioners.
• Maintains and oversees all work related schedules for Emergency Medicine Services.
• Serves as liaison for Emergency Medicine Service to develop and review policy and procedures for Advanced Practice Practitioner Staff in Emergency Medicine Services.
• Works with UTROP and ROH leadership on budget and division priorities.
• Periodically evaluates Advanced Practice Practitioners overall job performance. * Oversees the staff in role development and implementation as a team.
• Provides leadership for overall quality and improved patient outcomes. * Maintains open communication with nursing staff and multi-disciplinary team in order to provide effective patient care.
• Provides leadership in quality of care, program evaluation and utilization review. * Respect patients’ cultural, racial, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds. * Provides compassionate care and act as a patient advocate. * Works with Case Managers to improve discharge planning and placement of patients.
• Assists with Advanced Practice Practitioner recruitment and hiring process.
• Provides supervision of care rendered to patients by Advanced Practice Practitioners in Emergency Medicine Service.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Required
• Additional training may be required for specialty areas. Required
• Qualified by education, training or experience to work with the adult and/or geriatric patient population as specialty assignment dictates. Required
• Nurse Practitioner certification or registry eligible Required
• Current licensure as RN in State of Tennessee. Additional certification in specialty areas (i.e., Family Nurse Practitioner, OB Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Nurse Practitioner) Required
• Eligible for Certificate of Fitness (Prescriptive privileges) in State of Tennessee Required
• BLS Required
• Minimum 2 years experience in nursing or physician assistant experience in a clinical setting. Required
• Additional experience may be required in assigned specialty area.

Physical Demands

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Rarely
• Lifting - Frequently
• Carrying - Frequently
• Pushing - Occasionally
• Pulling - Occasionally
• Climbing - Occasionally
• Balancing - Occasionally
• Stooping - Frequently
• Kneeling - Frequently
• Crouching - Frequently
• Crawling - Occasionally
• Reaching - Frequently
• Handling - Frequently
• Grasping - Frequently
• Feeling - Constantly
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly

Regional One Health is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.