ED/Observation Unit- APP Lead- University of Louisville

Lead Advance Practice Provider, Emergency Medicine Observation Unit

JOB DESCRIPTION:  Provides leadership, management, and training of the Advance Practice Provider (APP) in the Emergency Observation Unit.  Recruits and hires APP staff, establishes work schedules, supervises staff performance, conducts performance evaluations, and determines and disseminates quality activities and design for assigned staff.  Position ensures operational efficiencies through patient throughput and customer satisfaction. Work closely with ED Observation medical director to obtain key performance measure for the unit. Coordinates clinical scheduling with the department APP scheduler.  Tracks APP productivity and provides reports to management.  Provides primary care to patients in the ED Observation Unit.  Assist in the evaluation and treatment of patients.  Conducts patient interviews and collects and interprets diagnostic data.  Under the direction of a physician performs physical examinations and specialized procedures. Documents the delivery of care in the patient’s medical record. Provides emergency medical screening, evaluation, management and appropriate follow-up to patients.  Initiates patient care plans, including medical and pharmacological management as needed. Participates in research and incorporates its findings into practice. Actively participates in continuous quality improvement projects including but not limited to lab and radiology call backs. Maintains a high level of customer service with patients, staff, administrators and physicians. Provides and/or serves as resource for patient/family and staff education. Stays up to date with divisional policies, guidelines and medical staff and hospital policies and rules and regulations. Performs other duties as required by supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Advanced degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant and appropriate licensure (PA or NP) required. Minimum of five years of experience in emergency medicine or observation medicine is preferred.

Administrative Duties to include but not limited to scheduling, prepare agenda and chair monthly meetings, attend leadership meetings, and frequent meetings with medical director.  Track and approve (along with the medical director and scheduler) providers’ vacation/leave.  Track performance criteria. Encourages academic and clinical excellence, encourages professionalism and positive attitudes among peers and colleagues.    

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UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, Frazier Rehabilitation Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. UofL Health – UofL Physicians has a vast network of community and academic physicians bringing the expertise, care and compassion that is at the core of our mission to every patient we serve. As a leading academic health system, we've attracted specialists from every discipline –– seasoned caregivers who have experience with a broad range of complex medical and surgical issues. 

 Through our affiliation with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. New discoveries, treatments and technology are happening every day right here at UofL Health. Our physicians are directly involved in transforming the future of care and passing knowledge on to the next generation of health care professionals. 

 With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. As a UofL Physicians provider, you have access to the physicians and clinical staff throughout the organization. This advantage gives you access to more than 1,000 providers, many of whom are world-renowned experts with extensive experience and training. These specialists are partners in your patient's care. 

 UofL Health and UofL Physicians delivers patient-centered care with compassion and excellence.
UofL Health and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers and support a drug-free work environment.

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