CHIPS - APP (0.8 Noc)

Job description

Job Summary Specialty care APPs provide services focused concentration on a single system caring for acute and chronically ill patients. Includes caring for hospitalized patients. Schedule consisting of night shifts for 90% or more of the time. Essential Functions: - Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments. - Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care. - Performs minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures. - Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications. - Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations. - Determines treatment plan for patient. - Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record. - Acts as a patient advocate for the population served. - Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested. Physical Requirements: Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patien...