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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Halethorpe, MD
Halethorpe, Maryland

About this job

To provide Pre-operative evaluation and assessment of patients in collaboration with the Health Care Team.

Essential Functions:

* Assesses clinical, emotional, and educational health needs of patients prior to surgery and ensures patient's health is appropriately managed prior to surgery.

* Performs specialized pre-operative assessments including but not limited to EKG interpretation, laboratory evaluations and radiological assessments.

* Educates and instructs the surgical patient, through phone and/or personal interview, utilizing knowledge of surgical procedures and effects of anesthetic agents and completes appropriate forms for charts.

* In collaboration with physician, plans care and assures appropriate follow-up of issues identified in the preoperative evaluation.

* Acts as liaison between Anesthesiologist, Primary Care Physician and Surgeon to coordinate care and provide continuity.

* Facilitates referrals to appropriate providers both internally and externally.

* Acts as liaison with external hospitals to provide and request information as needed.

* Order medication as appropriate.

* Participates in patient education activities.

* Collaborates with physicians in developing and periodically reviewing protocols relevant to department functioning.

* Participates in planning for team functioning in delivering the total range of health services.

* Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards and established criteria.

* Maintains accurate records of care and assures confidentiality.

* Maintains clinical competence via education.

* Carries out clinical and administrative procedures that may be promulgated by the Health Plan.

* Travels to other Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers as needed.

* Performs other related duties as directed.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

* One (1) year of Ambulatory clinical experience mandatory required for NP applicants.

* One (1) year of experience as a Physician Assistant for PA applicants.

Education

* Master's of Science with graduate level education as NP for NP applicants required.

* Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant training program for PA applicants required.

License, Certification, Registration

* Certification in adult, family or acute care appropriate practice area from authorized agency for NP applicants.

* State RN and CRNP license(s) valid in jurisdiction where assigned for all applicants.

* Board Certification from NCCPA - renewed every 6 years for PA applicants.

* State PA license(s) valid in jurisdiction where assigned for all applicants.

* Current BLS certification is required from the American Heart Association for all applicants.

Additional Requirements:

* Written Attestation of practice with a supervising physician on file with MBON for NP applicants.

* Written practice agreement with a supervising physician the appropriate State BOM for PA applicants.

* Enrollment in PECOS required for all applicants .

* DEA number required if practice agreement authorized prescribing of controlled substances for all applicants.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Specialty certification or clinical experience in specialty area if appropriate for NP applicants.

* Two (2) years of experience as a NP preferred for NP applicants.

* BS degree preferred for PA applicants.