Primary Care NP/PA

Essential Job Functions:

In collaboration with our physicians/medical director, assumes clinical responsibility for tasks performed within Nurse Practitioner's/Physician Assistant's scope of practice.  Including:

• Perform patient history and physical examinations and evaluate new patients
• Collaborate with attending physicians
• Order, and interpret laboratory and radiology tests
• Prescribe medication, including controlled substances as delegated in collaborative practice agreement
• Document assessment, management, and education clearly, concisely, and legibly within medical record
• Communicate pertinent findings to collaborating physician(s) in a timely manner
• Demonstrate strong communication skills with patient and significant others to provide feedback regarding findings and treatment plan
• Follow up on treatment plans
• Follow up after procedures performed
• Assess the patient and significant other's psychosocial, emotional and environmental needs
• Consult other health care team members in collaboration with physician to meet physician needs, while ensuring continuity of care
• Handle patient questions via phone and electronically
• Coordinate patient care activities with other members of the office, hospital, or community
• Provide education to patient, families and community groups
• Participate in completion of disability forms, school forms, DMV forms, etc
• Utilize research and evidence based practice to guide decision making
• Demonstrate compliance with documentation and coding requirements
• Maintain and update skills and knowledge
• Works with all members of the team to achieve patient centered care as well as quality care by using the best practice standards and case management
• Contributes to scheduled team meetings to discuss /clarify roles, responsibility, processes, and patient issues.
• Provide care management by communicating with community agencies as appropriate
• Participates in quality improvement activities and committees.
• Hospital rounds to support the needs of the practice
• On-call duties including emergency call and telephone call, to support the needs of the practice

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Must be able to exercise a high level of independent judgment
• NP must has ability of first assist
• Exceptional service attitude and communication style
• Maintains highest level of confidentiality
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Demonstrates clinical competency as defined by organizational standards and protocol
• BLS Certification
• Maintain CME requirements
• Professional appearance and demeanor

Education and Experience:

• Current NYS license and board certification
• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Current BLS Certification

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