Advanced Practice Provider - ENT (Outpatient - West) 149474
Description
Company Description
The Queen’s Health System is a non-profit healthcare organization with four hospitals, over 70 specialty health care locations, and labs throughout the Pacific region, including Hawai'i. With a rich history of serving the people of Hawai'i, Queen's is the state's largest employer, with over 10,000 caregivers, medical staff and leadership. Queen's is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the only hospital in Hawai'i to achieve Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our state-of-the-art facilities serve as the major referral center for cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, behavioral health medicine, and is a major teaching hospital.
Ear, Nose, Throat/Audiology
Whether you need help with allergies, voice and hearing problems, or serious head and neck conditions, The Queen’s Medical Center – West O‘ahu is dedicated to providing you with the best possible care.
Our Ear, Nose and Throat, or Otolaryngology services, specialize in the diagnosis and treatment (medical and surgical) of common and complex illnesses and diseases of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck.
Audiology
Our licensed and certified audiologists are uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive evaluations that assess hearing, middle ear functioning, and functional listening abilities, both with and without the use of personal amplification (hearing aids and cochlear implants). Other Audiology services include determining the need for hearing aids, custom earplugs (noise protectors, swim molds, musicians’ earplugs, broadcasting monitors), providing options for tinnitus relief, and proper ear canal management (ear wax removal and alternatives for itchy ears).
From your first visit through all of your follow-ups, our audiologists provide compassionate care. Our clinic stresses the importance of using the latest evidence-based practices to provide the highest quality of service to diverse and medically fragile populations ranging from children (24 months) to senior adults (90+years). We also have access to telehealth medical interpreters when needed in 250+ languages to facilitate communication between health care providers and non-English speaking patients to build rapport and make healthcare encounters more meaningful.
Job Description
• An Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a medical provider who treats, diagnoses, prescribes, and/or performs or assists in surgical procedures. APPs are licensed healthcare professionals, credentialed and privileged through the Medical Staff Office. APPs work collaboratively with physicians and the care team in all areas of the hospital and clinics to create a seamless environment of care. APPs are highly knowledgeable and serve as an essential part of the development and implementation of patients' care. The APP develops protocols for care, as appropriate, serves as a health care researcher, interdisciplinary consultant, and patient advocate.
The APRN functions as an expert practitioner with educator consultant, researcher and leadership role components and functions autonomously and in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to enhance the quality of nursing practice and patient care.
- Provides health care that includes services to individuals and families, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. Direct care services may include, but are not limited to, obtaining a patient history, providing a complete or focused physical examination, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, performing procedures, patient and family education, and managing social, economic and ethical issues within the scope of a health care provider. Indirect patient care services may include, but are limited to setting standards for nursing practice and facilitating the professional practice of nursing care at the bedside.
A PA is an individual who has been certified by the board to practice medicine with physician supervision. A PA may perform those duties and responsibilities delegated by the supervising physician.
- Under the supervision of a Physician, the PA functions as an expert practitioner. The PA provides health care that includes services to individuals and families, which includes health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic disease. Direct care services may include, but is not limited to, obtaining patient histories, providing a complete or focused physical examination, ordering, conducting, and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, various diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures; and performing procedures, etc., within scope of practice and licensure. The PA also provides patient and family education, and management of social, economic, and ethical issues within the scope of the health care provider.
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking.
• Continuous: sitting, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods.
• Frequent: walking.
• Occasional: standing, stooping/bending, climbing stairs, walking on uneven ground, lifting and carrying usual weight of 1 pound up to 5 pounds, reaching above, at and below shoulder level, frequent gripping of an object.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• May be exposed to communicable disease and body fluids, and chemicals.
• May be required to deal with hostile patients and/or families.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
• Current Hawaii State license as an APRN or Physician Assistant in good standing
• If licensed as an APRN, specialty board certification aligned with area of assignment is required.
• If licensed as an APRN, prescriptive authority for non-controlled substances is required.
• Depending on area of assignment, prescriptive authority for controlled substances may be required.
• Depending on area of assignment, additional certification(s) may be required.
• Credentialing and privileging required.
• Current BLS certification.
B. EXPERIENCE:
• If licensed as an APRN, two (2) years nursing experience or successful completion of an APRN Fellowship Program for any APRN position.
• One (1) year of clinical experience working as an APRN or Physician Assistant preferred.
Additional Requirements
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
Current board certification in one (1) of the following:
• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
• Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)
• Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP)
• Adult Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
• Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS)
• Adult Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS)
Pay range: $141,086.00 to $162,781.00 annual salary
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet