Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant -Pain Management

Summary: Responsible for practicing medicine under the guidance and supervision of physicians and surgeons. Examines patients, diagnoses diseases, determines treatments, and prescribes medication.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts physical exams, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescribes medications, and treats pain-related issues, including giving injections.
• Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA’s scope of work.
• Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care.
• Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems. Responds to emergencies, including the use of CPR.
• Counsels' patient/family on preventive health care.
• Documents patient information and care in the medical record and may maintain department statistical database for research purposes.