Advanced Practice Professional means an individual, other than a Practitioner, who is licensed and/or certified to render health care services independently or under the supervision of a Medical Staff Member, and who is authorized by the Medical Center to provide direct health care services at the Medical Center. Clinical Assistants are not Advanced Practice Professionals and do not qualify for Clinical Privileges or Staff Membership.
Advanced Practice Professional. (“APP”) means individuals other than Medical Staff members who provide a medical level of care or perform surgical tasks consistent with granted clinical privileges, but who may be required by law and/or the Hospital to exercise some or all of those clinical privileges under the direction of, or in collaboration with, a Supervising/Collaborating Physician pursuant to a Supervision/Collaborative agreement. See Appendix B of this Policy.
Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means those individuals eligible for Privileges but not Medical Staff Membership who provide a level of service including evaluation and treatment of patients, documentation in the medical record and prescribing of medications, as applicable in accordance with their scope of practice. APP categories are listed in the Organization and Functions Manual which is part of the Rules and Regulations.
Examples of Advanced Practice Professional in a sentence
Licensed Professional Nurses, Advanced Practice Professional Nurses, and Physician Assistants with current licenses from the Board of Nursing or the Board of Medicine, who are personnel provided by licensed EMS services.
A Staff Member may obtain a leave of absence from the Medical Staff or Advanced Practice Professional Staff, as applicable, for a period not to exceed one (1) year by submitting a written request to the Medical Executive Committee.
Whenever the questions raised concern the clinical competence of the individual under review, the ad hoc committee shall include a peer of the individual (e.g., physician, dentist, podiatrist, oral surgeon, or relevant discipline of Advanced Practice Professional or Licensed Independent Practitioner).
The privileges of an Advanced Practice Professional may be terminated or curtailed by the Governing Body for any reason and without due process at any time.
An applicant for Advanced Practice Professional staff shall present written application for appointment and privileges for specific duties and responsibilities utilizing the form prescribed by the Governing Body.
More Definitions of Advanced Practice Professional
Advanced Practice Professional. (APP) Staff” means the formal organization of APPs who are eligible to be granted clinical privileges pursuant to these Bylaws.
Advanced Practice Professional. (APP) means individuals other than Medical Staff members who is qualified to render direct or indirect medical care under the supervision of a Practitioner who has been afforded privileges within their scope of practice to provide such care in the Hospital. The authority to provide specified patient care services is established by the Medical Staff based on the professional’s qualifications. All APPs are described as Category I, Category II, or Category III practitioners in the Medical Staff Bylaws documents.
Advanced Practice Professional means members of allied health fields affiliated with the Medical Staff as determined by the Medical Staff, and including nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, and other advanced practice fields. Members of the allied health fields shall be affiliated with and subject to monitoring by the Medical Staff, but such Advanced Practice Professional shall not be considered members of the Medical Staff.
Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means an individual, not including a Physician, Dentist, Oral Surgeon or Podiatrist, who is licensed and/or certified to render health care services independently or under the supervision of a Medical Staff Member, and is credentialed and privileged in accordance with these Medical Staff Bylaws.
Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means those individuals eligible for privileges but not medical staff membership who provide a level of service including the evaluation and treatment of patients including documentation in the medical record and the prescribing of medications. Individuals in this category are, but not limited to, clinical psychologists, physician assistants (PAs), doctors of physician assistant studies (DPAS), advance practice registered nurses (APRNs), doctors of nursing practice (DNP), dieticians, and anesthesia assistants.
Advanced Practice Professional. (“APP”) means individuals other than Medical Staff members who provide a medical level of care or perform surgical tasks consistent with granted clinical privileges, but who may be required by law and/or the Participating UPMC Hospital to exercise some or all of those clinical privileges under the direction of, or in collaboration with, a Supervising/Collaborating Physician pursuant to a written Supervision/Collaborative agreement. Those individuals currently practicing as Advanced Practice Professionals at a Participating UPMC Hospital will be maintained in the local Medical Staff Office.
Advanced Practice Professional. (APP) means a non-physician healthcare Practitioner, including certified physician assistants, certified nurse practitioners, and psychologists. The Board may designate additional categories of Practitioners who may be included as APPs. APPs may be granted specific clinical privileges at the Hospital but are not members of the Medical Staff. APPs may be employees of Levindale. APPs are subject to the Allied Health Practitioner Policy.