Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant - General Surgery
Location: Clar! ksville Tennessee
Description: Premier Medical Group is looking of Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant - General Surgery right now, this career will be placed in Tennessee. More details about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. >" Nurse Practitioner - Physician Assistant - General Surgery Job Details Level: Experienced Salary Range: Undisclosed Job Location: N/A Travel %: None Position Type: Full Time Job Shift: Day Education Level: Graduate Degree Job Category: Health Care Description Physician owned multi-specialty group is seeking experienced Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistant for growing General & Bariatric Surgery Practice. Responsibilities include: Participate in clinic sessions with surgeon to perform! comprehensive health histories and physical exams, diagnose s! urgical conditions, and formulate and implement individualized surgical treatment plans Perform comprehensive health histories and physical exams for patient undergoing surgical procedures with hospital admission and provide necessary pre-operative patient/family education Order necessary diagnostic testing, including laboratory and radiology studies, interpret results and complete appropriate therapeutic follow-up Obtain and document medication and allergy histories, perform medication reconciliation, safely prescribe over-the-counter and prescription medications and provide necessary safe medication administration teaching according to prescriptive authority guidelines. Conduct independent nurse practitioner clinic visits for routine post-operative follow-up appointments, wound care, simple returns, and for teaching visits; bill for services and document encounter within the electronic medical record Assist in coordination and continuity of care through accommodation for ! same day urgent add-on patient visits, facilitation of diagnostic work-up and direct admission to surgical services with admission orders. Participate in formal and informal teaching activities with staff nurses and other members of the health care team Qualifications KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: Knowledge of acute and chronic care protocols, administration of medications, delivering physical care following treatment plan.
Knowledge of how to assess patient health and measure/record physiologic and growth indices. Knowledge of health promotion principles and techniques and patient learning measurements. Skill in gathering and analyzing physiological, socioeconomic and emotional patient data. Skill in accurately evaluating patient problems in person or via phone and providing appropriate advice, intervention or referral.
Skill in evaluating and revising care plan based on patient changes. Ability to make responsible decisions within the scope of a depende! nt medical practitioner. Ability to develop health education programs a! nd materials. Ability to operate medical instruments for physical exams and minor procedures and computer hardware/software.
Ability to work collaboratively with all members of health care team. EDUCATION: Bachelors degree and successful completion of accredited physician assistant or nurse practitioner program. EXPERIENCE: Minimum of one year experience as nurse practitioner or physician assistant, preferably in general surgery setting. Previous experience in bariatric surgery a plus.
CERTIFICATE/LICENSE: Current state license >"
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This career starts available on: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 06:27:34 GMT
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