DETAILS

• Specialty: Maternity Services
• Schedule: Primarily night shift (7p-7a), with occasional flex to day shift to cover absences. If you are not interested in working a night schedule, please do not apply.
• Call Schedule: none
• Practice Detail: 20> physicians supported, in a triage setting (3 physicians per shift)
• EMR System: Cerner
• Facility: Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
• Location: Austin, TX
  This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

EDUCATION:

• Master’s degree of Nursing required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Ascension Seton is looking for an NP or PA, FT, Women’s Services/OB Triage to join our elite team!
As an NP/PA in Women’s Services/OB Triage with Ascension, you will see and evaluate patients in the OB Triage setting for things to include: labor, preterm labor, rupture of membranes or any complications of pregnancy over 20 weeks gestation, illness, injury etc. You will be in charge of triaging patients based on acuity and greatest need and will be supported by the on-call physician for the patients’ private practice or the team of OB residents. You will also be a part of teaching the Dell Seton interns how to adequately triage a patient, quickly and efficiently as one of their first year resident education goals. The goal of this service is to be able to identify in a timely manner if a patient needs hospital admission or discharge to home without occupying Labor and Antepartum rooms on the floor. You will also cross train to assist in Cesarean Sections.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and patient care.
• Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
• Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
• Documents delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy