Pulmonology Nurse Practitioner

About the Job

Pulmonary Sleep Medicine Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA)- MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Our advanced practice providers work collaboratively with physicians to provide integrated, high-quality care at all locations. As one of the largest medical groups in the country, MedStar Health APPs work with medical, surgical, and specialty providers to provide patient-centered care. We currently have a need for a Pulmonary Sleep Medicine APP.

Position Summary

The APP will be working with a team of 2 Physicians in this role. The role will involve a combination of both inpatient and outpatient care. A formal shadowing/training period of 3 to 6 months will be provided to providers without prior pulmonary experience

Inpatient

The APP will work alongside the attending physician on the pulmonary service at our community hospital. This involves:

• Evaluating patients on the pulmonary consult service. This involves doing initial history/physical consultations and follow-up progress notes.
• Establishing appropriate medical diagnoses, ordering tests, and recommending treatment.
• Collaborating with all involved care teams, including other consultants.
• Co-ordination of inpatient to outpatient pulmonary care.
• Assisting the attending physician with procedures such as chest ultrasound, thoracentesis, chest tube placement, pleuro-evac management, administration of intrapleural thrombolytics, bronchoscopy/EBUS, pleurX catheter management and teaching.

Outpatient

The outpatient clinic is conveniently located within the main hospital and operates Tuesday through Friday. The APP will work collaboratively with the attending physicians on duty while also managing a portion of their own patient visits independently.

• APP will be seeing new and follow-up patients. This involves doing initial history/physical consultations and follow-up office notes.
• APP will most commonly be managing patients with COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma, smoking cessation, lung nodules, lung cancer, lung cancer screening, ILD, pulmonary infectionsand pleural effusions.
• There will be focus of independently seeing patient for smoking cessation and lung cancer screening.
• APP will order outpatient testing which includes PFT, 6MWT, MCT and radiology. Outpatient procedures such as thoracentesis and lung biopsy are done with diagnostic radiology.
• Daily clinic responsibilities include answering messages from patients/other providers, coordination of care/appointments with clinic staff , medication refills, prior-authorizations, oxygen re-certifications etc.
• May assist with outpatient bronchoscopy procedures which are done in the OR.

Schedule

• Tuesday-Friday 36 hours per week
• No weekends, evenings, or major holidays
• Day shift only

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited physician assistant or acute care nurse practitioner program.
• NCCPA (physician assistant) or Acute Care NP (nurse practitioner) certification
• BLS and ACLS certifications
• Inpatient experience is preferred

As a MedStar Medical Group Advanced Practice Provider, You Can Expect

• Competitive compensation package
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Annual CME allowance
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility

This position has a hiring range of

USD $115,000.00 - USD $190,000.00 /Yr.