What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Float position at Swope Health?
**Sign on Bonus** $3000 for candidates who are selected to be paid in two increments-$2000 at hire and $1000 after 1 year of employment(External applicants only)
JOB SUMMARY:
Swope Health is seeking Physician Assistant and/or Nurse Practitioner to provide medical services as a Float Provider. Professional candidate provides general healthcare assessment, treatment and follow-up commensurate with clinical skills and complying with clinical guidelines, administrative policies/procedures of Swope Health, State of Missouri & State of Kansas and accrediting/funding agencies.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
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Conduct health assessments on adult patients (and pediatric patients if within scope of practice) with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
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Develop impression of diagnosis and a treatment plan in collaboration with physician.
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Conduct health education/counseling/prevention of individual patients/groups at Swope Health.
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Participate in interdisciplinary patient staffings.
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Coordinate/collaborate with Swope Health departments and community service organizations as required by funders, Swope Health and supervisors.
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Responsible for integrating healthcare and health education in the Continuum of Care process.
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Order/perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
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Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education and counseling.
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Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician.
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Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SH policies/procedures and/or third party payers.
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Attends and participates in professional staff and committee meetings.
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Documents complete findings in EMR (Electronic Medical Record) in a timely fashion and completes/locks notes within the specified amount of time.
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Participates in on-call after-hours rotation with other providers.
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Consistently achieves productivity goals by seeing a combination of scheduled and unscheduled pts.
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Submits the specified amount of pt. records to collaborating physician for review.
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Coordinate/collaborate with other SHS Depts. prn.
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Demonstrate compliance with continuing education requirements for licensure/certification in a timely manner.
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Maintain pt. confidentiality at all times including maintaining computer security.
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Complete all trainings required by SH within required timeframe.
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Be available to work clinic hours as assigned by SH including some evenings and occasionally Saturday clinics.
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Provide high quality patient satisfaction.
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Provide care for both scheduled and unscheduled pts. prn.
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Will operate as a team player, realizing and respecting each team member's role/importance in providing positive treatment outcomes.
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Must complete Patient Safety Training curriculum.
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Other duties as assigned by supervisor(s).
QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER:
- Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri with ARNP License
- Master of Science in Nursing Degree
- Spanish and English highly preferred
- Completion of a recognized nurse practitioner program in Family Medicine/Adult Medicine in a university based or university affiliated setting
- Ability to work in a culturally diverse population.
- Able to function as part of a team.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:
- Must be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- Must have a current Physician Assistant license in the State of Missouri
- Certified as a Physician Assistant by NCCPA
- Spanish and English highly preferred
- Ability to work in a culturally diverse population.
- Able to function as part of a team.
