Experienced APP- Acute Care Surgery- Pineville, NC
Atrium Health Floyd
- Charlotte, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Performs medical history, physical examinations, routine assessments and determines treatment plan for surgical patients.
- Independently rounds on pre- and post-operative patients, evaluates inpatient, emergent, and ICU consults, and determines appropriateness for surgery First assists in various emergency general surgery cases and elective general surgery cases, including, but not limited to laparoscopic procedures and open abdominal cases
- Independently evaluates new patient consults, follow ups, and post operative patients in clinic 2-3 days per week
- Opportunity to train, precept, and mentor APP fellows, medical students, and PA/NP students
- Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a timely and medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record
- Acts as a patient and family advocate for the population served
- Participates in continuous quality improvement priorities, service delivery processes and service excellence initiatives
- Adheres to access & productivity policies & protocols to ensure that patientsâ access to convenient care is optimized
- Adheres to standards and care protocols to deliver appropriate, innovative and cost-effective care management in-person and virtually
- Actively and regularly participates in the assigned meetings/committees
- Models Atrium Health Core Values
- Adheres to Medical Group Minimum Work Standards
- Ability to provide patient centered care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health
- Medical Knowledge
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate (epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care
- Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
- Ability to investigate and evaluate patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, families, and professional associates
- Professionalism
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population
- Systems-Based Practice
- Demonstrate an awareness of and responsibilities to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value