Adult Medicine APP (NP/PA) Full-time

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) is a primary care provider who manages uncomplicated acute and stable chronic illness. The NP/PA is responsible for health assessment, early detection of illness, health promotion, disease prevention and management. May also develop/coordinate special programs related to area of expertise.

Position Status

This is a full-time or part time, exempt position. The NP/PA works under the medical direction of a licensed physician and reports to the Medical Director.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Accesses resources for indigent, uninsured, disabled or medical underinsured patients and families from federal, state, or local programs
• Assumes on call responsibilities mutually agreed upon with Medical Director
• Collaborates with the health team and other community agencies in providing comprehensive care
• Coordinates follow up contacts with patients as needed in regard to abnormal test results, need for additional treatment, referral to specialist(s), etc.
• Delegates to clinical staff assessments, treatments or tasks appropriate to licensure, competency and knowledge
• Determines individual patient and family educational and informational needs and provides/coordinates knowledge acquisition
• Establishes and maintains appropriate clinical privileges
• Establishes diagnosis based on assessment and appropriate diagnostic tests and procedures
• Implements treatment plans within established medical protocols and determines plan for reassessment
• Includes health promotion, prevention, and maintenance in health instruction relevant to the patient
• Maintains and enhances a current level of knowledge relative to professional practice as well as continuing education requirements necessary for licensure
• Manages the care of patients in collaboration with other health professionals and members of the healthcare team in order to make decisions about treatment and attain health goals.
• Orders and interprets tests and diagnostic studies as indicated and within patient care guidelines and standards
• Participates on Quality Assurance committees as assigned by the Medical Director
• Performs comprehensive health assessment through patient/family history taking, physical examination and assessment of response to actual or potential health problems
• Prescribes and regulates medications as per collaborative agreement
• Provides care at off site locations as assigned
• Records all assessments, observations, treatment plans, interventions and evaluation in the medical records
• Performs other duties of a NP/PA as required