Perioperative Surgical ; PSH PRN APP

Overview

Centra Medical Group's Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) Service is a patient-centered, provider-led continuity of care delivery model that includes multi-specialty care teams and cost-efficient use of resources at all levels, utilizing shared decision-making.

The ideal candidate will perform clinical functions during the pre-surgical testing phase of perioperative patient care to ensure that the patient and care team are fully prepared for surgery. Perioperative Surgical Home care reduces post-op complications, shortens hospital stay, and increases patient satisfaction with better outcomes. Enjoy a supportive team and collaborative relationship with other providers to ensure quality care and communication for patients and their families.

Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport.

The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.

CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University

• Work Schedule:
  
  PRN, Practice is closed weekends and holidays
• Min 16 hours/8 weeks
• Patient assessments to evaluate surgical patients prior to surgery
• Orders and interprets necessary pre-operative testing results, clearance consultations, reports, referral responses, labs, imaging studies, etc. and develops a plan of care/manages the results according to current protocols
• Conducts consultations with supervising physician(s) and plans, orders and interprets additional testing as needed
• Conducts appropriate patient education activities and coaching
• Communicates concerns and changes in plan with appropriate personnel
• You will work in the Pre-Surgery clinic and may also do hospital rounding for late add-ons for surgery.
• CMG covers malpractice insurance for providers

• Graduate of an accredited Masters/Doctorate NP program
• Board Certified, Virginia state licensure in good standing
• Perioperative/Surgical experience desired