Full Job Description
Job Title: Physician Assistant/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Department: CCK – Provider Based Clinic
Job Function: Responsible for providing medical care as delegated by the physician
Job Qualifications:
- Education:
- BA/BS, MS preferred. Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program.
- Minimum of one-year experience as a physician assistant, preferably in clinic setting.
- Current state of Kansas PA license, certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or,
- Current state of Kansas APRN license, certified by the Kansas Board of Nursing.
- Current CPR certification.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses patient health status including, wellness, compliance with care plan, determines appropriate screening, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Provides acute and chronic patient care including taking histories, doing physicals, monitoring therapies, giving injections and medications, suturing wounds.
- Triage patient calls and evaluate patient problems.
- Responds to emergencies including use of CPR.
- Documents patient information and care provided in patient record and maintains department statistics. Uses computer to access/enter needed data.
- Educates patients and families as appropriate. Provides continuity of care.
- Consults with other staff as necessary.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Knowledge of:
- acute and chronic care protocols, administration of medications, delivering physical care following treatment plan.
- cardiovascular care protocols
- how to assess patient health and measure/record physiologic and growth indices.
- health promotion principles and techniques and patient learning measurements.
- Skilled in:
- gathering and analyzing physiological, socioeconomic and emotional patient data.
- accurately evaluating patient problems in person or via phone and providing appropriate advice, intervention or referral.
- evaluating and revising care plan based on patient changes.
- Ability to:
- make responsible decisions within the scope of a dependent medical practitioner
- project a pleasant and professional image
- develop health education programs and materials.
- work collaboratively with all members of health care team.
- Other duties as assigned.