Physician AssistantNurse Practitioner Family Health

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• Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner : Family Health
• (1099)

Pay rate : $66.00 per hour (1099) .

Location : Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC) Nellis AFB, NV.

Work Schedule : Monday–Friday, typically 8 hours days 7 : 00am-5 : 00pm (hours may vary).

Qualifications :

Duties :

Strongly preferred working knowledge of the military health care system including TRICARE health benefits.

Shall provide outpatient health care to qualifying beneficiaries as scheduled by the Government.

Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and medical care to entire family regardless of sex, age, or type of problem.

Will maintain a program of comprehensive health for the family unit, to include preventive medicine, behavioral sciences, and community health.

Provides primary or specialty medical care with the cognizance or supervision of a physician.

Responsible for a regularly appointed clinic, compatible with workload and, in addition, provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur. Shall have the capability to :

May become the primary care manager for a panel of patients. As a PCM, will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of assigned patients. Duties include :

Examination of patients, formulation differential diagnostic plans, defines and orders required diagnostic testing.

Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment plans.

Determines need for consultation and assists in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.

Approving / disapproving subspecialty referrals.

Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff.

Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care.

Admit inpatients as per the local MTF instructions.

Recognize those more complicated cases, initiate treatment (if appropriate), and refer to a higher level of medical expertise for diagnosis and / or treatment.

Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.

Plan and initiate proper treatment within defined privileges and the scope of practice of the facility.

Identify and report those situations and individual cases which have public health significance and carry out effective control measures.

Clearly communicate to other health personnel either orally or in writing the findings, diagnosis, and planned treatment regimen.

Stabilize and manage a patient in a medical or surgical emergency and / or transfer to physician care.

Determine appropriate means of evacuation of emergency patients, prepare patients for evacuation, and arrange for evacuation support.

Perform the following blocks : Digital, Local Infiltration, and Intercostal

Perform urological procedures.

Maintain inpatient and outpatient medical records in accordance with MTF procedures.

Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans / actions, for teaching / education to benefit the patient / family and organization. Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing professional issues.

Excellent oral communication skills for patient / family education and telephone triage of patients. Telephone and in-person assessment / evaluation includes the determination of optimal time and location for patient management (ER, clinic, homecare) and follow-up care as required. Prescribes and communicates treatment plans and patient teaching in accordance with established protocols. Collects and assesses significant patient history information and performs all necessary patient teaching.

Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity, including telephone contacts, in accordance with requirements.

Participates in the orientation and training of newly assigned personnel, as appropriate.

May be required to work various shifts or augment clinical provider support during the absence of other team providers due to illness, leave or deployment.