Job Details

Job Summary

The Department of Otolaryngology is seeking a qualified Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join the inpatient service with work focused in the newly-opened D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion. The APP will manage inpatient care for adult patients covering a range of complex quaternary otolaryngology and head and neck surgery conditions. The ideal candidate will be facile with the evaluation, management, and implementation of treatment plans for inpatient consults and follow-ups, including patients with tracheostomies.
 

Responsibilities:

• Manage complex care for adult Otolaryngology inpatients, including those with skull base conditions, airway stenosis, sleep disorders, and post-head and neck surgery.
• Evaluate and implement treatment plans for adult Otolaryngology consults and follow-ups, in collaboration with residents and attending physicians. Common cases include epistaxis, head and neck infections, upper airway and laryngeal evaluations (e.g., for hoarseness or dysphagia), and ear assessments for hearing loss or otalgia.
• Serve as back-up provider for the Adult Tracheostomy Service, managing and implementing orders for adult inpatients with tracheostomies.
• Facilitate decannulation pathways and assist primary teams with longitudinal tracheostomy management.
• Order, interpret, and manage appropriate imaging and laboratory studies.
• Identify, prescribe, and monitor appropriate pharmacologic therapies.
• Document care in accordance with institutional standards, including progress notes, consults, discharge summaries, and associated billing codes.
• Coordinate timely discharges through patient and family education, problem-solving for discharge barriers, and communication with the chief resident and supervising physician.
• Evaluate acute post-operative Otolaryngology patients.
• Assist with minor procedures as directed by attending physicians.
• Coordinate and discuss patient care with consulting services.
• Coordination and discussion of patient care with consulting services. 

NP:

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse and specialty certification as a NP in the State of Michigan
• Current specialty certification to practice as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
• Current DEA registration required
• ACLS required (separate AHA approved BLS also required unless ACLS was completed through the UMHS Simulation Center). 
• One (1) year of inpatient APP experience

PA:

• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan.
• Satisfactory completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by Accreditation Review Commission Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor agencies, CAHEA or CAAHEP.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
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