Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Show Low Part Time

Job description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Assesses patient health status including state of wellness, compliance with a 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 the use of CPR. - Documents patient information and care provided in the patient record and maintains patient statistics. - Educates patients and families as appropriate. Provides continuity of care. - Assists the physicians with surgeries in the operating room. - Participates in rounds at the hospital and responds to patient calls received after hours and on weekends. - Consults with other staff as necessary. - Maintains patient confidentiality. EDUCATION: - BA/BS, MS preferred. - Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program. EXPERIENCE: - Experience in orthopedics is preferred. REQUIREMENTS: - Current state PA license, certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, current CPR certification. KNOWLEDGE: - Knowledge of acu...