Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care - On-call
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care - On-call
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Job Description
Hutchinson Health has an exciting opportunity for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to work in the Urgent Care at Hutchinson Health Clinic. This position will work on an as needed basis to fill in and cover vacations staff training and workload fluctuations. Urgent Care hours are weekdays 8am5pm and weekends 9am3pm. Successful candidate will provide medical care to patients who arrive in Urgent Care. This medical care includes patient assessment diagnosis treatment and promoting wellness and health education.
Pay is $83.05 per hour weekdays $90.18 per hour weekends $100.79 per hour holidays.
A degree from a recognized school of Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner medical program with certification required.
Job Summary:
The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner provides personal direct care to patients with acute and/or chronic illnesses. The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner assesses individuals using history physical exam and appropriate diagnostic tests/xrays. He/she formulates implements and evaluates patient care management according to practice guidelines.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ensures the plan of care for the pediatric adult and geriatric patient populations reflect:
- An understanding and ability to obtain information/perform assessment and react effectively to the unique needs of these patients.
- Assessment information that reflects physical psychosocial developmental and cognitive data specific to the age of the patient; and an understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients.
- Treats acute care/chronic problems efficiently and accurately resulting in patient satisfaction
- Provides timely chart documentation that is accurate and thorough.
- Orders labs xrays and diagnostic tests to facilitate the correct diagnosis in a costefficient manner.
- Determines when a patients problem is serious enough to transfer patient to a higher level of care.
- Utilizes appropriate sourcing of supervising physician for clinical decisionmaking support.
Experience and Skills: (indicate preferred or required)
- Experience in the ongoing care of adults and children in the setting of a rural clinic is desirable
- Sound knowledge of diagnosis evaluation and management of acute and chronic family medicine. This should include in part history taking physical examination appropriate use of ancillary lab and radiology testing and basic treatment plans. Use of consultation with physicians and allied health staff is critical.
License/Registration/Certification Required:
- Nurse Practitioner certification
- and
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota
- Certification by National Commission on Certifications of PAs (NCCPA)
- BLS required
Experience and Skills: (indicate preferred or required)
- Experience in the ongoing care of adults and children in the setting of a rural clinic is desirable
- Sound knowledge of diagnosis evaluation and management of acute and chronic family medicine. This should include in part history taking physical examination appropriate use of ancillary lab and radiology testing and basic treatment plans. Use of consultation with physicians and allied health staff is critical.
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