NP/PA, Med Staff

• Perform history and physical examination on general surgical emergency patients upon decision for admission.
• Ensure adequate medical clearance for general surgical pre-op patients by ordering the necessary consultations and testing.
• Serve as surgical first assistant to general surgeon doing elective and emergency surgery.
• Secondary priority will be first assisting for surgical subspecialties such as ENT, Urology, and Gynecology for elective cases will be performed.
• Provide first line general surgical evaluation and treatment for patients in the emergency room that have already been evaluated by an emergency room physician.
• Prepare patients for evaluation and treatment by an attending general surgeon if appropriate.
• Collaborate with general surgical residents to avoid duplication of services.
• Provide services for general surgical inpatients by responding to nurses’ calls and expediting discharges, completing documentation, etc. at the request of an attending surgeon as time allows.
• Collaborate with the Hospital Physician Service physicians in coordinating general surgical emergency admissions and medical management of both pre- and post-op patients.
• Coordinate functions with any other surgical PEs to avoid duplication or omission of services.
• Provide post-operative care in local Skilled Nursing Facilities at the request of an attending surgeon including wound debridement, wound care, and education to staff, patient, and family as time allows.
• Collaborate with Chief of General Surgery in coordinating his/her clinical services and defer to his decision regarding clinical priorities and assignment.
• Collaborate with Chief of General Surgery and Chief Medical Officer of CCH on implementing and refining this position and defer to their decisions regarding programmatic and administrative priorities and assignment.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of clinical work performed and complete billing encounter sheets on a timely basis.
• Maintain all necessary certifications and CCH medical staff privileges as a surgical PE.
• Collaborate closely with the attending surgeon (“immediate physician supervisor”) of the patient to whom he is providing services.
• Such an attending is considered a designee of the supervising physician: Chief of General Surgery.
• The PE’s scope of practice is always limited to the scope of practice of the immediate physician supervisor.
• Be able to work well under pressure, be patient-focused, work independently, and know when and how to ask for help.
• Communicate effectively and participate actively on the health care team.
• Comply with CCH Medical Staff By-Laws and Rules and Regulations, Human Resource policies, and CCH Corporate compliance policies.
• Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Cape Cod Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.

Nurse Practitioner Qualifications

• Certified NP 2 years surgical experience, including first assistant in OR preferred ACLS certified within 3 months of position. BLS US Department of Justice and Massachusetts’ Controlled Substance DEA Registrations are required for prescribing practitioners
• Physician
• Assistant
• Qualifications: Certified PA 2 years surgical experience, including first assistant in OR preferred ACLS certified within 3 months of position. BLS US Department of Justice and Massachusetts’ Controlled Substance DEA Registrations are required for prescribing practitioners