Community Frailty Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Duties and Responsibilities include the Assessment and management of patient health/illness status Analyses and interprets history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop the appropriate differential diagnoses. Diagnoses and manages acute and long-term conditions while attending to the patientsresponse to the illness experience. Employs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and regimens with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy. Formulates an action-plan based on scientific rationale, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines. Initiates appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when the problem exceeds their scope of practice and/or expertise. Assesses and intervenes to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations. -Diagnoses unstable and complex health care problems using collaboration and consultation with the multi-professional health care team as indicated by setting, specialty, and individual knowledge and experience. -Plans and implements diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to help patients with unstable and complex health care problems regain stability and restore health, in collaboration with the patient and multi-professional health care team. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making. Obtains a comprehensive problem focused health history from the patient or carer. Performs a comprehensive problem focused age-appropriate physical examination. Analyses the data collected to determine health status of the patient. Formulates a problem list and prioritised management plan. Assesses, diagnoses, monitors, co-ordinates, and manages the health/illness status of patients during acute and enduring episodes. Demonstrates knowledge of the patho-physiology of conditions commonly seen in practice. Communicates the patients health status using appropriate terminology, format, and technology. Provides information and advice to patients and carers concerning drug regimens, side- effects and interaction, in an appropriate form. If legally authorised prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost from the formulary. Integrates appropriate non-drug-based treatment methods into a plan of management. Orders, may perform, and interprets common screening and diagnostic tests. Evaluates results of interventions using accepted outcome criteria, revises the plan accordingly and consults/refers when needed. Works collaboratively with other health professional and agencies as appropriate. Plans and conducts follow-up visits appropriately to monitor patients and evaluate health/illness care. Job description Job responsibilities Duties and Responsibilities include the Assessment and management of patient health/illness status Analyses and interprets history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop the appropriate differential diagnoses. Diagnoses and manages acute and long-term conditions while attending to the patientsresponse to the illness experience. Employs appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and regimens with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy. Formulates an action-plan based on scientific rationale, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines. Initiates appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when the problem exceeds their scope of practice and/or expertise. Assesses and intervenes to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations. -Diagnoses unstable and complex health care problems using collaboration and consultation with the multi-professional health care team as indicated by setting, specialty, and individual knowledge and experience. -Plans and implements diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions to help patients with unstable and complex health care problems regain stability and restore health, in collaboration with the patient and multi-professional health care team. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision-making. Obtains a comprehensive problem focused health history from the patient or carer. Performs a comprehensive problem focused age-appropriate physical examination. Analyses the data collected to determine health status of the patient. Formulates a problem list and prioritised management plan. Assesses, diagnoses, monitors, co-ordinates, and manages the health/illness status of patients during acute and enduring episodes. Demonstrates knowledge of the patho-physiology of conditions commonly seen in practice. Communicates the patients health status using appropriate terminology, format, and technology. Provides information and advice to patients and carers concerning drug regimens, side- effects and interaction, in an appropriate form. If legally authorised prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost from the formulary. Integrates appropriate non-drug-based treatment methods into a plan of management. Orders, may perform, and interprets common screening and diagnostic tests. Evaluates results of interventions using accepted outcome criteria, revises the plan accordingly and consults/refers when needed. Works collaboratively with other health professional and agencies as appropriate. Plans and conducts follow-up visits appropriately to monitor patients and evaluate health/illness care.