Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Urgent Care
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Job Location:
Hutchinson, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
13 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department: Hutchinson Clinic
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/x-rays. 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.
- Provides urgent and acute care efficiently and accurately
- Provides ongoing patient education and counseling
- Treats acute care/chronic problems efficiently and accurately resulting in patient satisfaction
- Provides timely chart documentation that is accurate and thorough.
- Orders labs x-rays and diagnostic tests to facilitate the correct diagnosis in a cost-efficient manner.
- Determines when a patients problem is serious enough to transfer patient to a higher level of care.
- Participates in community health programs which promote wellness and health education
- Utilizes appropriate sourcing of supervising physician for clinical decision-making support.
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
License/Registration/Certification Required:
- Nurse Practitioner certification
and
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota
or
- Certification by National Commission on Certifications of PAs (NCCPA)
- BLS required
Experience and Skills:
- 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 of consultation with physicians and allied health staff is critical.
Required Experience:
Junior 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
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