Stanford Health Care - Palo Alto, CA
posted 5 days ago
Full-time
Hybrid - Palo Alto, CA
Hospitals
About the position
Join our dynamic Vascular Department as we seek to add a skilled Advanced Practice Provider to our team. Our department is known for its excellence in providing comprehensive care, including a mix of inpatient consults, inpatient procedures, and outpatient procedures. As part of a well-trained team of nine Advanced Practice Providers, you will play a critical role in delivering high-quality vascular care to our patients. This role has a schedule of four, ten-hour shifts each week.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates and treats patients with acute, chronic complaints and health maintenance concerns related to specialty.
- Obtains complete histories and performs pertinent physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings on new and return patients.
- Performs or requests and evaluates diagnostic studies as indicated upon evaluation of the patient.
- Administers medications according to the formulary protocol or upon patient-specific approval from the supervising physician.
- Orders and collects specimens for routine laboratory tests, screening procedures and therapeutic procedures, including blood and blood products.
- Orders physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology examinations and nursing services.
- Performs designated procedures after demonstrated competency, according to written standardized procedures where applicable.
- Obtains informed consent, as indicated.
- Initiates arrangements for hospital admissions and discharges and completes appropriate paperwork.
- Enrolls patients in investigational studies approved by the Investigational Review Board (IRB), and orders the necessary tests and medications.
- Assists the supervising physician in the operating room (OR) after appropriate training.
- Acts as first or second assistant under the supervision of an approved supervising physician.
- Performs surgical procedures in the personal presence of the supervising physician.
- Recognizes and considers age-specific needs of patients.
- Effectively communicates and interacts with patients, families, staff and members of the community from diverse backgrounds.
- Recognizes situations which require the immediate attention of a physician, and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary.
- Facilitates the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care and services as needed.
- Facilitates collaboration between providers and coordination of community resources.
- Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory and clinical policies and procedures.
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
- Provides and coordinates patient teaching and counseling.
Requirements
- Three or more years of experience in hospital medicine, Medical ICU or Surgical ICU.
- Acute Care Board Certified.
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Graduate of a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
- PA - Physician Assistant State Licensure.
- BLS - Basic Life Support certification.
- DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration certification.
Nice-to-haves
- Interventional experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $86.41 - $114.50 per hour.
