Advanced Practice Provider - PREP (Full-Time)

**COMPANY OVERVIEW** Spectrum Healthcare Partners is Maine’s largest multi-specialty, physician-owned and directed professional organization and is comprised of over 200 physicians practicing in the areas of anesthesiology, pathology, radiation oncology, radiology, and vascular & interventional services. Spectrum provides services at many of Maine’s hospitals throughout the state and in eastern New Hampshire. **POSITION SUMMARY** The PREP Advanced Practice Provider (“PREP APP”) position provides high-level clinical support to the Anesthesiologists by delivering oversight and daily management for Perioperative anesthesia services. Provides customized clinical services for all patients undergoing anesthesia care. Assists Anesthesiologists and hospitalists by gathering and interpreting comprehensive medical information, performing medical histories and physical examinations on patients scheduled to receive anesthesia for a medical, surgical, or diagnostic procedures and coordinating perioperative care and optimization. This clinician will also be expected to develop relationships with surgical offices that will aid in the development of protocols for the rapid and efficient transfer of information relevant to the patient’s anesthesia care. This position is located at our Brighton PREP Clinic Campus. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** 1. Obtains complete medical, anesthesia and medication history for patients through an interview process. 2. Collates, reviews, and interprets medical records of patients; obtains additional medical information as may be required. 3. Prepares and organizes a clinical pre-anesthesia history and physical record prior to anesthetic event. 4. Based on initial pre-anesthesia assessment, makes necessary recommendations for proper perioperative care for an anesthesiologist who may suggest additional studies or request further information. 5. Provides patient education, reviews test results, and assists patient with procedural understanding for proper perioperative experience. 6. Makes recommendations to the anesthesiologist and hospitalist that helps to identify other diagnostic tests, as well as refers patients for specialist consultation and other therapeutic and diagnostic services, when necessary. 7. Accurately documents anesthesia and medication history for the anesthesia record, in coordination with the PREP nursing staff. This includes other anesthesia data summary forms to support proper patient care. 8. Interacts with patient’s primary care physician, attending surgeon, sub-specialists as well as secretarial and nursing staff employed by the hospital. 9. Helps to identify high-risk patients for an anesthesiologist or hospitalist interview prior to clinical procedures. 10. Maintains appropriate level of Company & facility HIPAA-related confidentiality 11. Provides leadership and guidance to facilitate growth and development of each PREP Advanced Practice Provider (APP); resolve conflicts among the APP team through open and direct communication. Assist Medical Director in conjunction with Practice Director in setting guidelines for acceptable job performance. **PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES** - Maintains competency by reading professional literature, participating in continuing education, and maintaining professional affiliations. - Attends required hospital staff and anesthesiology-related meetings and participate in various clinical committees, as required. - Administers special clinical-related projects or other duties as assigned by the PAU Physician Liaison or Anesthesiologists. - When necessary, notifies state authorities of any required reporting of potential domestic or child abuse situations - Ensures the development of strong positive relationships and collegiality among the PREP APP staff, Anesthesiologists and facility staff. - Demonstrates professionalism at all times - Displays cooperative behavior and interacts positively and effectively with others to promote a team environment - Performs other duti…