Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Description Candidates will be considered for part-time or full-time. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Assesses patient health status including state of wellness, compliance with care plan and determines appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. - Provides acute and chronic patient care including taking histories, doing physicals, monitoring therapies, giving injections and medications, suturing wounds. - Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems. - Responds to emergencies including use of CPR. - Documents patient information and care provided in patient record and maintains department statistics. Uses computer to access/enter needed data. - Educates patients and families as appropriate. Provides continuity of care. - Consults with other staff as necessary. - Maintains patient confidentiality. EDUCATION: BA/BS, MS preferred. Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program or approved nurse practitioner program. EXPERIENCE: Minimum of one-year experience as physician assistant, preferably in clinic setting. Or minimum of three years of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting plus two years of nurse practitioner experience Maintain valid PA license for th...