Nurse PractitionerPhysician Assistant – Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates (ALSA)
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Job Location:
Fresno, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Community Health Partners is seeking a fulltime Advanced Practice Provider (APPs) to join the Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates (ALSA) this role the APP will provide comprehensive preoperative and postoperative care for bariatric and advanced laparoscopic surgery patients working closely with attending surgeons and the interdisciplinary care team. Responsibilities include conducting detailed clinical assessments developing and managing treatment plans performing medical diagnoses and perscribing appropriate therapies. The APP will support patients throughout the surgical continuum ensure high standards of safety and quality.
The Community Health System is a locally owned not-for-profit healthcare network based in Fresno California. Community is the regions largest healthcare provider and private employer. We operate a physician residency program with one of the nations top medical schools the University of California San Francisco. Community is home to the only Level I Trauma Center and comprehensive burn center between Los Angeles and Sacramento. We also serve as the areas safety net fiscal year 2024 Community provided more than $216 million in uncompensated services and addition to our hospitals our health system includes a vast medical network medical foundation medical group and health plan. The Community Provider Network is a network of provider affiliates and partners that provides our patients access to over 2500 physicians. Our medical foundation Community Health Partners includes over 475 primary and specialty care providers in 55 practice locations serving Valley families at every stage of life. Our health plan Community Care Health is one of the Valleys largest HMO plans providing local businesses with affordable medical insurance for employees. We also operate four acute-care hospitals Community Regional Medical Center Clovis Community Medical Center Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital and Community Behavioral Health Center as well as several long-term care outpatient and other healthcare facilities. Communitys hospitals are fully accredited by the Joint Commission. This position requires a commitment to excellence in patient care collaboration communication teaching research and a dedication to place the patient at the center of all decisions.
Responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Provides direct assessment evaluation and primary patient care complying with medical protocols and procedures.
- Provides direct patient management in collaboration with physicians; participates in daily rounds patient assessments and care plan development.
- Orders interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients healthcare needs. Furnishes medications based upon written protocols.
- Ensures that patients are counseled regarding treatment plans and the use dosage and possible side effects of medications.
- Makes referrals to appropriate providers when patients require subspecialty medical attention beyond the areas scope of service.
- Documents and maintains precise and complete records of patients.
- Distinguishes between normal and abnormal findings.
- Provides education training information and consultation services to interdisciplinary team patients family and caregivers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Education and Experience Minimum Requirements:
- Completion of a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program required
- Credentialed by the CMC Medical Staff Office as an Allied Health Professional
Licenses and Certifications:
If qualifying as a Nurse Practitioner the following is required
- NP - Current State of California Nurse Practitioner License required
- NPF - Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number required
If qualifying as a Physician Assistant the following is required
- PA - State of California Physician Assistant License required
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Vital Signs Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Pediatrics Experience
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Medicare
About Company
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