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Short Description
ADVANCED PRACTICED PROVIDER (APP) - Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant – Primary Care Open Access – Runnemede, NJ
Assumes responsibility as an APP practicing within a clinical specialty. All duties and responsibilities must be accomplished in accordance with Cooper Hospital policy and procedures.
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in ambulatory office working in open access scheduling should demonstrate clinical expertise in assessment of patients with various medical complaints. The APP must have diagnostic reasoning skills and the ability to therapeutically manage a variety of medical illnesses and injury in a timely manner. This position will include independent evaluation and formation of treatment plans by the advanced practice provider. Consultation by the attending physician will always be available and will be utilized at the discretion of the advanced practice nurse.
The APN should be able to:• Perform a comprehensive history and physical exam of patients with chronic, urgent and emergent conditions• Document the patient encounter in a thorough manner in the electronic health record• Formulate a differential diagnosis and treatment plan for patients presenting to the ambulatory office• Order and interpret diagnostic tests, including diagnostic x-rays and basic lab tests including but not limited to, urinalysis, CBC and basic chemistry, etc.• Assess the severity of illness in a particular patient, and seek consultation and guidance from the attending physician if the complexity of patient’s condition warrants physician involvement or is beyond the demonstrated scope of practice of the individual APP• Communicate pertinent patient information to the collaborating/consulting physician when appropriate• Provide patients with discharge instruction and teaching with each encounter and direct patient to appropriate follow-up care• Perform patient follow-up calls per department protocols
Experience Required
A minimum of 2 years in Urgent Care or Primary Care is preferred but not required.
Education Requirements
Master's degree in Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
License/Certification Requirements
Board certification Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; Active New Jersey License; American Heart Association BLS and CDS/DEA. **Certain assignments/locations may require advance certification (ACLS/PALS
Special Requirements
Schedule Days/Hours: Monday – Friday; Full time 40 hours weekly
Salary Min ($)
USD $44.00Salary Max ($)
USD $79.00Other facts
About Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.
Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.
Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.
Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.
What you'll do
- The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be responsible for evaluating patients, formulating treatment plans, and managing various medical conditions in an ambulatory office setting. The APP will also document encounters and communicate with collaborating physicians as necessary.
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