Transitional Care Nurse Practitioner; PRN

Overview

Dignity Health Medical Group - Arizona is seeking a PRN Transitional Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in Phoenix, AZ. In collaboration with the physician/medical director, the APP assumes clinical responsibility for tasks within the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant scope of practice, including: taking patient histories, performing physical examinations, ordering diagnostic tests, establishing diagnoses, and providing care and management for common illnesses and disease prevention in pediatric and adult patients.

The APP may assist with admission, transfer, or discharge from the health care system and makes appropriate referrals to specialists and community agencies. Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement programs. Works within a multidisciplinary team to develop plans for the patient and their family. The APP will engage in direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of their professional responsibilities.

• Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, ongoing treatment and clinical management, care planning and modification, medications reconciliation, risk assessment, and coordination of care with the Acute Care Providers, Transitional Team, and Primary Care Physicians.
• Direct contact and consultation with patient and family members, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to support an open, visitor-friendly environment within the Transitional Clinic.
• Day-to-day patient care management activity with professional input from all members of the patient care team.
• Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure coordination of care.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

MINIMUM
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• NP or PA Master’s Degree. Graduate of an accredited program.
• Three years clinical experience in healthcare.
• AZ license. Registered in AZ as an NP or PA. Hold and maintain national certification in NP or PA area, under AZ regulations.
• American Heart Association BCLS.

PREFERRED
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• 1+ years of NP/PA experience.

ABOUT THE POSITION: A Transitional Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Dignity Health Medical Group is an Advanced Practice Provider who provides clinical care for high risk/complex care patients recently discharged from a Dignity Health facility. The goal of the APP is to prevent unnecessary hospital readmission by providing improved coordination of care and convenient post-acute care access to medical care.

Patients will be seen in clinic Monday - Friday from 8am to 5pm. Additionally, all providers within this clinic rotate in on-call requirements. The Department of Transitional Care currently consists of five APPs and one physician and other resource staff across two clinics;
St. Joseph''s Hospital and Medical Center and Chandler Regional Medical Center.