Preadmission Testing Physician

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Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.

LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

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Specialty:

Responsible for working collaboratively with Chair, Medical Director of PAT, and PAT staff management to develop, implement, maintain, and strengthen new and existing programs of care in perioperative medicine, preoperative clinical evaluation and laboratory testing.

Support PAT management, clinical staff, and function through:

Serve as medical liaison/point of contact for APCs working in the PAT function and for anesthesiology of surgery clinical providers with inquiries related to PAT process, scheduling and other functions. Provide assistance with chart review when requested by management and staff for complex clinical circumstances, other queries, or when necessary to manage efficiently the delivery of services by the clinic. Co-sign orders placed by non-physician providers of the PAT service.

Collaborate with anesthesiology and surgery clinical domain leaders to assess, and improve where opportunities exist, enhanced recovery after surgery perioperative care pathways.

Collaborate when asked to work with colleague physicians, CRNAs, surgeons, nursing staff and administration to address matters related to the issues where PAT function impacts:

access (including length of stay)

patient experience

quality metrics

patient safety

documentation, to include accuracy of co-morbidity identification and care implications in support of accurate coding

Provide educational support and clinical expertise regarding policies, care pathway development, procedures, clinical guidelines, technology and therapeutics to advance the periprocedural anesthetic care.

Supervise and educate medical trainees and other learners, who may include physician residents, medical students, advanced practice clinicians, and student nurses.

Participate in quality reviews of anesthesia care as requested by Chair or Vice Chair for Quality. 

Other duties as assigned by the Chair of Anesthesiology, subject to change at any time at the discretion of the Chair of Anesthesiology.

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Work Shift:

Day Shift

Address:

1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd

Primary Location:

Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest

Position Type:

Onsite

Union:

Not Applicable

Work Schedule:

Department:

1012-28106 1012-28106 LVPG-L Anesthesia - Cedar Crest