Full Job Description
Purpose:
The Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner is responsible for assisting the Physician(s) in treating patients.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist Physician in treating patients
- Evaluate patients, take history and perform pertinent physical examination
- Provide post surgical wound care and follow up
- Coordinate care of patients (testing and preparation for procedures)
- Record and ensure availability and completeness of documentation, reports and imaging examinations
- Provide patient education, counseling and instruction
- Facilitate supervising Physician referral of patients to the appropriate health care facilities, agencies, or other resources of the community or other Physicians
- Dictate progress notes, history and physical, and discharge summaries
- Administer and/or order medication upon request of supervising Physician
- Initiate emergency measures on patient as required
- Perform chart review
- Provide in-service and daily consultation to clinical staff
- Initiate consultation and monitor patients for special tests
- Counsel patients on preventive care
- Share on-call responsibilities with a supervising Physician on back-up
- Answer patient calls
- All other specific tasks delegated by supervising Physician in accordance with the Physician Assistant’s knowledge and experience developed under the supervising Physician.
- Adhere to office policies and procedures
Minimum Qualifications Required:
- Hold a current license in good standing
- Maintain certification in accordance with Department of Regulations
- Able to perform health care tasks efficiently and effectively consistent with patient’s health and welfare
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Good diagnostic capabilities
Education / Experience Required
- Graduate of an approved program or its equivalent
- Meets the standards set by the Board of Medicine
- Experience in Internal Medicine preferred, but not required
Job Type: Full time
Experience:
Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)
Supervising: 1 year(Preferred)
License: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
Environment: Outpatient
Specialty: Geriatric
Work from Home: NO
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Ability to Commute:
- Fort Myers, FL 33919 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Fort Myers, FL 33919: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
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