About this opportunity
Legacy Health lists this APP - Urology opportunity in portland, Oregon. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
If you bring compassion to every patient interaction, you may be an excellent addition to the Legacy Urology team. In this role, you will provide medical and surgical services within Urology, build strong relationships with care teams, and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
Every aspect of your work will reflect Legacy’s mission of making life better for others. If this aligns with your approach to care, we invite you to apply for this Advanced Practice Provider APP opportunity.
Responsibilities
Inpatient Care
Provides medical services under the direction of a physician to patients presenting specialty conditions or disease (depending on assigned department), consistent with the APP's current Practice Description approved by the State of Oregon Board of Medical Examiners.
Rounds on service patients: assesses patients, performs physical exams, writes orders, documents daily notes.
Orders and interprets laboratory tests and radiological examinations. Reports clinical data at rounds or when appropriate.
Recognizes and evaluates patients who require the immediate medical or surgical attention and, when necessary, initiates, without supervision, emergency medical treatments.
Assists in surgical procedures in emergency, clinic and the operating room.
Performs minor surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, administers treatments and medications consistent with the APP’s current Practice Description approved by the State of Oregon Board of Medical Examiners.
Maintains and signs medical records pertaining to treatments and examinations administered.
Participates in local, regional, & national continuing medical education programs and clinical meetings to maintain medical knowledge as well as a professional network.
Outpatient Care
Participates in Medical Specialty Outpatient Clinic.
Co-ordinates discharge planning and follow-up.
Arranges all sub-specialty follow-up.
Communicates with PCPs.
Performs dictation of history/physical, clinical notes, imaging studies and discharge summary.
Oversees medications for outpatient care.
Arranges appropriate outpatient therapy, referral system within Legacy to be maximally utilized.
Manages outpatient phone contacts.
Medication requests.
Disability and work release.
Consultant evaluations.
Evaluates patients in the specialty outpatient clinic.
Assures essential studies are performed prior to clinic visit.
Examines and interviews patient and family.
Presents case with recommendations to supervising physicians, as necessary.
Coordinates and acts as liaison for subspecialty care and consultations.
Documents and bills for services promptly with appropriate diagnostic and procedure codes.
Completes medical records and appropriate charge/coding data forms to facilitate hospital billing for service rendered.
Qualifications
Education:
As required by state requiremnts
Experience:
Requires experience in direct patient management, in the surgical or medical subspecialty of the department one is hired into.
Surgical assisting experience required if working with a surgical specialty.
Knowledge of acute and chronic disease states, administration and prescription of medicines, and delivering physical care following treatment plan.
Licensure
Current applicable state licensure to practice as an APP or ability to obtain licensure upon date of hire.
Current BLS for Providers from the American Heart Association
Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity
Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Worksite address
portland, OR, 97204, US
Who can apply
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