Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Description

JOB OVERVIEW: 

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to deliver medical care alongside a physician, who oversees their work and provides medical supervision. The services that physician assistants provide may include diagnostic evaluations, therapeutic remediation, musculoskeletal injection treatments, and pharmaceutical prescriptions. We currently DO NOT handle chronic opioid prescriptions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 

· Promotes and maintains patient health by providing medical services under the supervision of a physician.

· Contributes to a physician’s efficiency by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues.

· Recommends options and courses of action for patient care.

· Implements physician directives.

· Assesses patient health by interviewing patients and performing physical examination including obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.

· Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as X-rays and laboratory studies and interpreting test results.

· Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

· Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations, suturing, and managing wounds and infections.

· Develops health care team staff by providing information, educational opportunities, and experimental growth opportunities.

· Assist Physician in any procedures should the occurrence require it.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS/LICENSE: 

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license to practice in the State of Florida. BLS and/or ACLS required in specific areas. For Nurse Practitioners, certification by the ANCC or AANP is required and for Physician Assistants, NCCPA certification is required.

EDUCATION:

Physician Assistant:
Must be a graduate of CAAHEP (Council on the Accreditations of Allied Health Education Programs) approved university program. NCCPA certification required. Must be licensed/certified or eligible to practice as PA in the State of Florida.

Nurse Practitioner:
Master's degree in Nursing required. (If licensed prior to 1998, Master's degree not required by the State of Florida.) Must have current Florida Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) license or eligible to obtain Florida license. Certification by the ANCC or AANP in a specialty area required.

EXPERIENCE:

Licensed as PA or APRN.

SKILLS:

· Comfortable working in fast paced environment.

· Proven work experience as a physician assistant or nurse

· Knowledge of medical guidelines and procedures regarding examination, therapy and recovery

· Familiarity with advancements in medical technology and current know-how

· Problem solving skills and ability to multi-task

· Caring and compassionate

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Dedication to patient care 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

· Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

· Possess the ability to fulfill any office activities normally expected in an office setting, to include, but not limited to: remaining seated for periods of time to perform computer based work, participating in filing activity, lifting and carrying office supplies (paper reams, mail, etc.)

· The position walks, sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves continually during working hours.

· Frequently lift and/or move over 50 pounds.

· Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).

· Travel may be required to existing or new TOI locations.