Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant II - Nutrition

City: Jacksonville

State: FL

Remote: No

Department: Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and  comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

• Medical: Multiple plan options.
• Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
• Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be working with the newly developed multidisciplinary team of physicians, APPs, dietitians, pharmacists and nurses to provide world class evidence-based Nutrition care for patients; including nutritional support such as enteral and parenteral nutrition.

Key areas of the role include:

• Providing enteral and parenteral nutrition support 
• Caring for patients in the new Enteral Access Clinic, including Feeding tube management and tube changes 
• Providing inpatient nutrition consultations and enteral nutrition care
• Helping provide continuity of care as patients move between inpatient and outpatient settings
• Working closely with multidisciplinary teams; Surgery, Interventional Radiology, and other inpatient teams 
• Participating in research and educational opportunities with residents and GI Fellows

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner performs the following tasks in any authorized setting (clinics, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes, or patient's home). 

-Obtaining patient history
-Performing physical examinations with Nutrition Focus
-Ordering and performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with Enteral access tube changes
-Formulating a diagnostic impression
-Developing and implementing a treatment plan
-Monitoring effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
-Offering counseling and education to meet patient needs
-Making appropriate referrals
-Prescribing and dispensing prescription medication
-Assisting in Endoscopy
-Performing minor procedures and surgical procedures surrounding nutritional support
-Demonstrates ability to assess data reflective of patient's status and appropriately interprets information relative to patient's age-specific needs.

Qualifications

New graduates are welcome to apply!

Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program. Current FL RN and APRN license and certification as a FNP, ANP, ACNP.

Physician Assistant : Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the FL State Board of Medical Practice.

Additional Qualifications:

Certification in Nutrition Support (CNSC) is preferred. Training will be provided for candidates requiring further expertise in nutritional support. 

License or Certification: 

Active BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross at start date and DEA registration required.

This vacancy is not eligible for sponsorship and we will not sponsor or transfer visas for this position.

Exemption Status

Exempt

Compensation Detail

Education, experience and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Schedule

Full Time

Hours/Pay Period

80

Schedule Details

Monday to Friday. 8-5.

Weekend Schedule

No weekends

International Assignment

No

Site Description

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives.  Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law" .  Mayo Clinic participates in  E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Recruiter

Charlie Walker