Advance Practice Provider

Job Description

Job Description

Overview of the Position :

The Advance Practice (APP) will is responsible for the direct care of patients in the primary care setting. The patients include pediatric, adult and geriatric patients care provided through agreed upon protocols. The Advance Practice Provider will practice with preceptorship provided by a licensed Physician.

Education and Experience :

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program. This may be from a college or other accredited organization. Pass the National Certifying Examination and licensure in the State of South Carolina as a Physician Assistant or Master of Science Degree in Nursing from a state approved, accredited training program. Current Nurse Practitioner licensure and maintains official recognition as Nurse Practitioner by South Carolina State Board of Nursing.
• Maintains National certification and eligibility for prescription authority in South Carolina.
• Minimum of at least two-years clinical experience as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
• Work requires the ability to exchange information on factual matters, communicate in a variety of manners with patients, staff, and explain policies of the Community Health Center.
• Ability to apply sound medical judgement to carry out instructions provided in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Required Skills / Abilities :

Essential Job Functions :

These functions will be performed within the clinical setting and will be the responsibility of the incumbent working with HopeHealth’ s patients, leadership, administrative team, clinical and non-clinical staff members to ensure excellence in service.

Physical Requirements :

Hearing : Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the telephone. Speaking : Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the telephone. Vision : Visual acuity adequately to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens. Other : Requires occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 10 pounds unassisted in normal daily activities and up to 30 lbs. for other required work activities. Additionally, requires frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements(especially if keyboarding and writing), standing, walking, squatting, and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular work shift.