What are the responsibilities and job description for the APP, ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE Job Details | HHC position at Wishard-Eskenazi Health?
Division: Eskenazi Medical Group
Sub-Division: EMG -Employee
Req ID: 22404
Schedule : Full Time
Shift : Days
EMG is affiliated with Eskenazi Health and employs physician and advanced practice providers who support the Eskenazi Health system. A multi-specialty provider group, it strives to be a leading primary care provider serving all patients regardless of ability to pay or condition of health while advancing medicine through teaching and research.
Eskenazi Health is one of American's largest safety net health systems with more than 1 million outpatient visits each year. Partnering with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana. In addition to the 327-bed hospital located on its downtown Indianapolis campus, Eskenazi Health provides services at 10 federally qualified health care centers and multiple mental health sites and residential facilities located throughout Indianapolis. Eskenazi Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and has been highlighted as one of the nation's 150 best places to work by Becker's Hospital Review for four consecutive years.
Indianapolis offers affordable housing, excellent schools and a wealth of entertainment options, including a variety of amateur and professional sports teams, dynamic museums, live theater productions, symphony and opera concerts, a wide variety of shopping options and restaurants, and numerous outdoor festivals, as well as the famous Indy 500 race each May.
FLSA Status
NA
Job Role Summary
The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Orthopedic Services/Trauma program works as an educator, advocate and care provider and is responsible for the care and well-being of patients followed by Orthopedic services in the outpatient setting.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
o Provide clinic coverage when Orthopedic staff physicians are out of the office.
o Generate RVUs for Advanced Practice Provider (APP) and physician clinics by carrying out injections and minor procedures, seeing new patients and admissions from clinic.
o See patients daily in staffed clinics
o Complete surgical prep for cases in both staff and APP clinics
o Assist with completion of FMLA/disability paperwork for patients.
o Manage prescription refills.
o Assist with scheduling triage, facilitation of appointments, ordering and interpretation of diagnostic test and laboratory tests as needed.
Job Requirements
NA
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
NA
Minimum Qualifications, Training, and Experience
At least 1 years experience in Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine required.
o 12 lead EKG interpretation
o Spirometry and peek flow assessment
Laceration repair and suturing
Superficial abscess incision and drainage
Cast/splint application
Other procedures as required.
o Maintain credentialing for the following privileges:
Chest x-ray review
Compartment pressure measurement and monitoring
External fixator removal
Fracture reduction
Hematoma blocks
Joint aspiration
Joint injections – intraarticular block/ therapeutic joint injection
Soft tissue injections – tendon sheaths, ligaments, trigger points, ganglion cysts, bursae
Superficial hardware removal
Surgical drain removal
Taping and bracing (foot/ankle)
Traction pin insertion
Wound care
Wound packing
o Specialty certification if available
Eskenazi Health has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2018 list of "150 Great Places to Work In Health Care." This is the 3rd year in a row now that EH has received this honor.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/150-top-places-to-work-in-healthcare-2019.html
