What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Fellow - Transplant position at Vanderbilt University Medical Center?
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Abdominal Transplant, AdvancedJob Summary:
The Advanced Practice Fellow works in collaboration with and is an integral member of a interdisciplinary health care team. The Advanced Practice Fellow should have a basic foundation in evidence-based practice and demonstrate adequate medical and nursing knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation. The Advanced Practice Fellow may function in a variety of inpatient and outpatient care settings throughout the fellowship to optimize learning experiences.Focused learning experiences will be provided that enable the Advanced Practice Fellow to develop and refine essential specialty specific clinical and critical thinking skills promoting top of license practice. Immersion into an environment of collaborative interdisciplinary care will assure cost effective, quality, patient centered care. Additionally, an expanded incorporation of evidenced-based practice into care and utilization of improvement processes will be demonstrated by completion of a specialty-relevant project.
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Position Hours
8am – 5pm
Monday through Friday
Department Summary
Vanderbilt University Medical C enter’ s 12 -month Nurse Practitioner (NP) Transplant Fellowship provides:
Focused didactic education regarding care of this unique patient population
Concentrated clinical experiences for ne w or experienced NPs with rotations in heart, lung, kidney, liver, and living donor transplantation.
Knowledge and skills t o pr o vide exceptional transplant specialty care
Work and learn alongside experienced transplant NPs, surgeons, and physicians at a high volume multiorgan transplant center focused on patient safety and high-quality care . Experience the exclusive Vanderbilt culture and exceptional clinical experiences in “ Music City” - Nashville, TN.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Advanced Practice Fellowship Program
Focused on facilitating successful transitions to practice and enabling APRNs/PAs to immerse themselves in specialty practice settings, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Advanced Practice (AP) Fellowship program provides post-graduate clinical and educational experiences.
Within a protected learning environment, the fellowship prepares the new graduate or an experienced APRN/PA to provide quality, evidence-based patient care within a diverse and complex healthcare environment. The core fellowship curriculum will include evidence-based and practice-based learning, quality outcome identification and measurement, leadership and practice model development, organizational enculturation, and professional development. The practice-specific curriculum will include direct patient care, simulation training, and didactic courses on topics related to the patient population. Currently, fellowships are being offered in the following practice specialties: solid organ transplant, urology, and colorectal surgery.
Fellows are expected to be engaged and active participants in their educational journey and will evaluate their progress through collaborative appraisals and self-reflection and identify and resolve educational and experiential gaps.
Future fellowships in other advanced practice areas are currently in development.
- Assessment of Health Status:
Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Assesses for risks associated with care including: medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions and diagnostic procedures.
Participates in daily huddles or rounds with the interdisciplinary team as applicable and actively collaborates in formulating and evaluating ongoing plan of care across the continuum.
- Diagnosis:
Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
Diagnoses complications and identifies appropriate interventions.
- Formulates Plan of Care:
Utilizes evidenced-based practice guidelines or protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
- Implements and modifies plan of care:
Manages further diagnostic tests through ordering, performance and interpretation.
May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation.
- Communication and Collaboration:
Facilitates communication with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.
- Documentation:
Documentation will be timely and must meet compliance standards while accurately capturing patient acuity and/or complexity.
- Professional Practice:
Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidenced based practice.
Attends Grand Rounds, AP Council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, MM & I presentations and other education opportunities as available.
Maintains continuing education to maintain licensure and certification requirements.
Actively participates in required professional development fellowship curriculum.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
Our Nursing Philosophy:
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:
- Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
- Dental and /or vision plan
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Paid Time off (flex PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
- Short-Long term disability
- Subsidized backup childcare
- And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!
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Learn more about VUMC Nursing:
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- Benefits : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/benefits.html
- Our Nursing Philosophy : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/philosophy.html
- Our Nursing Leadership : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/leadership.html
- Shared Governance : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/shared-governance.html
- Education& Professional Development : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html
- Life In Nashville : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html
- VUMC Nursing : http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing
Core Accountabilities:
Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement. Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/ work teams.Core Capabilities :
Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas. - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service. - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department. Managing Resources Effectively :- Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.- Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. - Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.Position Qualifications:
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Relevant Work ExperienceExperience Level:
Less than 1 yearEducation:
Master'sVanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
