Under the direction of the Bariatric Surgery Medical Director, Office Manager and Program Nurse Manager, works in a collaborative role to provide a comprehensive plan of care and management for patients. He/she utilizes the nursing process, integrating medical protocols, orders and consultation, to provide comprehensive health care. Patient population ranges from young adulthood through late adulthood.

Meets all standards of the Patient Satisfaction Initiative Criteria in order to make AMH the hospital of choice for patients and employees.

Performs physical exams and prioritizes health measures. Assesses patient health needs, provides appropriate treatment and preventive health measures. Efficiently triages patients and appropriately consults with the collaborating supervising physician when necessary.

Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and healthcare needs. Appropriately orders and evaluates laboratory tests to identify and assess patient's clinical and health care needs.

Records physical findings and formulates plan and prognosis based on patient's condition to maintain complete and accurate medical record. Appropriately orders other diagnostic studies.

Discusses patient care with physician and other healthcare professionals to prepare comprehensive plan of care. Appropriately records physical exam findings and formulates a diagnosis based on the patient’s condition to maintain a complete and accurate medical record. Co-directs the ongoing multidisciplinary teams to ensure that the patients’ needs are met.

Develops and implements, educational programs to meet patient and staff learning needs and to provide follow-up for quality assessment and performance improvement needs of the Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Serves as liaison site representative and coordinator for the program interfacing with hospital, clinical practices and attendings.

Performs procedures for which the Nurse Practitioner has attained the necessary training, proficiency and privileges.

Assists in the formulation of policies, procedures protocols, standards of care and performance improvement to ensure efficient operations at the highest level of care. Assists in various programs educational sessions to include; information sessions, support group and committee meetings.

Qualifications

Master’s Degree

National Board Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

BLS certification

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
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