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Job Summary

The new graduate advanced practice provider (APP) trainee/observer role will focus primarily on developing the knowledge and skills to care for a medically diverse population with increasingly complex neurological diagnosis and provision of care needs.  In this role, the APP will not be responsible for diagnosis or treatment of patients but will partner with and observe our experienced clinicians’ diagnosis and provision of comprehensive neurological care in the in-patient setting, as well as transitions of care to the outpatient environment.   The trainee will learn from the experience and expertise of other clinicians during direct observation of patient care, didactic sessions, and case reviews.   The focus of this training role will be to ensure that the trainee shows growth in the ability to exemplify excellent critical thinking, organizational and communication skills, and a desire to continuously learn and grow as a clinician by seeking, receiving, and acting on feedback as a constructive professional development tool.  Demonstrates collaboration with other service lines, our sister hospitals, and with regional facility partners.  Actively participates in ongoing process improvement work to improve Quality Metrics, Patient Satisfaction Scores, Employee Engagement, and Culture of Safety.  

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Successful completion of NP/PA Licensure Exam.  Current ACLS, BLS. 
• Educational Requirements: Masters Degree.
• Minimum Experience: Standard clinical skills required for certification.
• Other: Must complete ENLS, mRS, NIHSS training/certifications within 3 months of hire.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
• Preferred Educational Requirements:
• Preferred Experience:
• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Models time management, efficiency, and stewardship
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility  
• Demonstrates deep interdependence by valuing team member contributions, talents, and skills

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Learns delivery of safe, effective, efficient care in a team environment that meets population specific guidelines
• Actively works toward team’s success, effectively communicates with patients, families, and colleagues at all levels, shows consideration and respect of others and fosters customer service
• Through observation and active participation in educational opportunities, learn prioritization of patient care, recognition of problems, and utilization of evidence-based practice
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers; incorporates Safety behavior and error prevention tools
• Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area
• Serves as a highly engaged and collaborative team member who responds quickly and willingly to care team member needs for assistance.
• Positively impacts the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization
• In an observational role, will attend and learn to lead Stroke Codes in the ED and throughout the facility 
• As a shadowing team member, will learn to appropriately give and receive patient handoff report from other providers and nursing staff for this patient population
• Assist with routine, urgent, and emergent consults as appropriate
• Will learn to facilitate transitions of care effectively and efficiently 
• Will observe and learn to perform Teleneuro consults from our sister facilities (Lumpkin, Barrow, Habersham) and Telephonic consults for our regional partners
• As an observer/trainee, will partner with on-call Neurophysiology team to learn assessment and care of cEEG/EMU patients. 
• Participate in IDT Rounds as appropriate
• Ensures improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
• Will participate in all available minimum continuing medical and professional educational requirements for role, completing all educations requirements in a timely manner
• Cooperate fully with NGPG’s credentialing activities, including providing, in a timely manner, the information necessary to process credentialing materials relating to Provider for the purposes of managed care plan contracting and participation, state and federal agency requirements, and other requests as may be necessary for NGPG’s compliance and participation in licensure, accreditation, and/or regulatory surveys; to include but not be limited to NPPES, PECOS and Provider Compare; provided, however, that NGPG agrees to maintain at all times the confidential and privileged
• nature of such information
• Cooperate fully and maintain prompt compliance with the employment requirements, policies, and procedures of NGPG and its affiliates, including without limitation Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc
• Consistently treat employees, colleagues, patients and their families and/or others who accompany patients in a professional and respectful manner
• Will participate in regular meetings with preceptors and leadership to discuss learning progress and/or concerns
• Perform reasonable other administrative duties as requested by NGPG and attend regular committee, office, department, and other meetings as reasonably required by NGPG
• Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent patient care team.  
• Help facilitate learning and improved patient care by performing other duties as assigned/requested by Neuroscience Leadership 
• Identifies and effectively communicates opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: moderate, Frequently 31-65% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30%
• Standing/Walking: Frequently 31-65%
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%
• Intensity of Work: Frequently 31-65%
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding, Driving

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