Advanced Practice Provider - Rheumatology

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:  Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician’s Assistant) – Rheumatology

REPORTS TO POSITION: Clinical Division Director, Medical Specialties

DEPARTMENT: SCMG Rheumatology Clinic

DATE LAST REVIEWED: June 2021

OUR VISION:                Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION:             In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES:              Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY: The SCMG Rheumatology clinic deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases with arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles, and bones. This clinic sees patients impacted by many conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, psoriatic arthritis, and other autoimmune disease. The clinic works closely with other specialties within SCMG and hospital departments. The Rheumatology Clinic is in Bend, Oregon with a satellite clinic in Redmond, OR.

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Rheumatologist Advance Practice Provider will evaluate, treat, and manage patients in our Rheumatology Clinic in collaboration with the Rheumatology Physician. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical knowledge, clinical/technical competence, solid clinical decision making and critical thinking skills, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for personal and professional development and competency validation. Provides quality patient and family centered care as a member of the health care team in accordance with SCHS mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures. APPs should have previous Rheumatology experience. The APP will have their own patient panel.

Work schedule: The Rheumatologist Advance Practice Provider will work a minimum of 40 hours per week or be adjust per contractual FTE.

Call Schedule:  APP will participate in clinic call, which is shared equally by all providers in the rheumatology clinic.

APP Practice Location: APP will render the Professional Services at such SCHS Facilities as may be directed by SCMG, and at such other facilities and locations as may be established by SCHS or SCMG from time to time. It is anticipated that the primary work locations will be as follows:

Practice Locations:

• St. Charles Rheumatology [ 2600 NE Neff Road, Bend, OR]
• St. Charles Rheumatology [ 655 Northwest Jackpine Avenue, Redmond, Oregon]

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: (May perform additional duties of similar complexity within SCHS as required or assigned)

Clinical Expectations:  

• Practice and role model excellence in the Rheumatology domains of diagnosis, aligning treatment goals to patient values, definitive treatment, supportive care treatment, follow-up care, promote good health and prevent illness.
• Practice medicine within the scope of license, training, and credentialing.  Cooperate with other SCHS providers and caregivers to insure optimal patient care.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual patient care while demonstrating expert knowledge of evidence-based, Rheumatology care.
• Collaborate with other members of the SCMG interdisciplinary teams and referring providers to ensure a world-class patient experience.
• Calculates dosages and administers medications accurately in accordance with SCHS policies and procedures for medication administration.
• Performs comprehensive histories and physical exams and identifies normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive and psychosocial status.
• Performs advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation, including but not limited to: infusion supervision, ultrasound, DXA scans
• Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans.
• Monitors effectiveness of plan of care and documents reassessment and response to treatment to determine effectiveness of plan of care.
• Performs procedures as trained and appropriately credentialed or with supervision if necessary.
• Performs routine bedside or clinical procedures.
• Provides counseling and teaching, related to the management and prevention of disease, for patients and family members.
• Provides emergency care, as required, according to basic life support and advances cardiac life support protocols. 
• Document all patient care in the proper form and in a timely manner in comp