Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Assesses patient health status including state of wellness, compliance with care plan and determines appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Provides acute and chronic patient care including taking histories, doing physicals, monitoring therapies, giving injections and medications, suturing wounds.
• Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems.
• Responds to emergencies including use of CPR.
• Documents patient information and care provided in patient record and maintains department statistics. Uses computer to access / enter needed data.
• Educates patients and families as appropriate. Provides continuity of care.
• Consults with other staff as necessary.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.

Requirements : EDUCATION :

BA / BS, MS preferred. Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program or approved nurse practitioner program.

EXPERIENCE :

Minimum of one-year experience as physician assistant, preferably in clinic setting.

Or minimum of three years of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting plus two years of nurse practitioner experience

REQUIREMENTS :

Maintain valid PA license for the state of North Carolina, certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. CPR certification as required.

Or maintains valid RN license for state of North Carolina.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS :

ENVIRONMENTAL / WORKING CONDITIONS :

Medical office and exam room settings. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions common to clinic. Frequent contact with variety of people.

PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS :

Standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, twisting. Requires ability to help transfer patient. Occasional stress from dealing with multiple tasks and tense patients. Requires full range of motion, manual dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.