Job Description

Job Description

Work Shift

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.

Position Overview

• Performs histories and physical examinations, ongoing patient assessments and some critical care procedures. Participates in daily patient rounds with physicians, facilitates pre-operative and post-operative patient care.
• Assists with admission work-ups and/or consults to facilitate care across the continuum.
• Initiates, monitors, alters and order treatments including but not limited to device placement, physical and occupational therapy, home health referral, and discharge planning.
• Re-evaluates the patient throughout the hospitalization and modifies plan of care as needed in collaboration with clinical staff. Completes transfer of care notes when transferring patients to another medical service.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age and development of the patient.
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as indicated for diagnosis and management of problems.
• Completes wound assessments, initiates basic skin care orders. Orders laboratory, radiological and diagnostic studies that will assist with the medical management; explain the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipates effects of treatments, and diagnostics and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Participates in the hospital Quality Improvement process.
• Contributes to development and revision of patient care standards and polices as needed to optimize clinical practice.

Minimum Requirements

Physician Assistant

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program, approved by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• One-year experience working with primary care management or acute care preferred.
• NJ Physician Assistant License.

Nurse Practitioner

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and Master's degree in advanced clinical practice or graduate of post Master's certificate program for nurse practitioner.
• One-year experience working with primary care management or acute care preferred.
• Advanced Practice Nurse – NJ License

Physical Requirements

• Frequent physical demands include: Sitting , Standing
• Occasional physical demands include: Walking, Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Carry objects, Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, reaching forward, Squat/kneel/crawl, Wrist position deviation, Pinching/fine motor activities, Keyboard use/repetitive motion, Talk or Hear
• Continuous physical demands include: Taste or Smell
• Lifting Floor to Waist 20 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 0 lbs.
• IND123.

Offers are contingent upon successful completion of our onboarding process and pre-employment physical. Capital Health will require all applicants (including contractors, travelers and consultants) to have an annual flu vaccine prior to start date, with the exception of individuals with medical and religious exemptions.

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