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Advanced Practice Practitioner - ENT Team

Community Focused. Care Driven.

Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it's our way of life, and you'll be at the heart of it.

Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.

Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted 'Best Place to Work' for 7 years in a row!

We are searching for a talented Advanced Practice Practitioner to join the ENT team.

Hours: Full-time – 40 hours.

Shift: Day shift – no weekend, holiday or on call.

Location: Dartmouth & Wareham, MA + Hospitals

A career at Southcoast Health offers you:

• A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
• Generous Earned Time Off Package**
• Employee Wellbeing Program
• 403B Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
• Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training

**Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.

Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

• Under direction of individually assigned Physician, Office Manager or Designee, perform a wide variety of patient care and related duties both within and in support of Southcoast Physicians Group.
• Performs a variety of designated duties and responsibilities in collaboration with individual physician including but not limited to: assessment of patients (performs comprehensive physical exam and obtain medical history in the hospital and office setting, pre and post-operative procedures, assisting with diagnostic procedures including but not limited to ICP monitoring).
• Responsible for hospital rounds (Monday thru Friday, weekday schedule & rotation for "on-call" coverage) as directed by individually assigned Physician. This shall include: assessment of assigned patient progress, medical management and oversight of the patient's plan of care.
• Act as a resource and/or consultant to phone triage nurses and take phone calls from various parents/family members as requested.
• Performs bedside diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on adult patients as indicated and directed by attending physician. This is dependent on the NP/PA privileges as delineated by each of the credentialing committees at each of the SHG hospital sites.
• Prepares patients for discharge including: patient / family teaching, transition of care (i.e., homecare, SNF, Rehab). Prescribes appropriate medications and post care instructions (i.e., diet, activity etc.) to promote optimal recovery. Directs patient follow-up to referring physician and/or PCP as directed by attending physician.
• Performs preoperative preparation of patients and reinforces information provided by the attending physician to the patient and/or family as necessary.
• Chart all findings completely and accurately in accordance to all CPT billing regulations pertaining to patient visits.

Qualifications

• Physician Assistant: Bachelors Degree in a related field is required. Graduate of an A.M.A.-approved Physician Assistant program is required.
• Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Physician Assistant is required.
• Nurse Practitioner: Masters of Science Degree in Nursing is required.
• Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Nurse Practitioner is required.
• Current Massachusetts R.N. registration is required.
• Nurse Practitioner Certificate/Physician Assistant Certificate is required.
• Over 3 months experience is required.
• NP - Massachusetts Nursing License authorization to practice in an expanded role.
• PA Physician Assistant License authorization to practice.
• CME requirements as needed.

Pay Range

USD $57.52 - USD $76.76 /Hr.