What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hospitalist position at billingsclinic?
Under clinical supervision of a physician and direct supervision of the Manager/Director, the Physician Assistant provides general medical care, treatment and health care services to patients within the scope of their licensure and expertise level of the supervising physician.
Essential Job Functions
• Supports and models behaviors consistent with the
mission and philosophy of Billings Clinic and department/service.
• Examines patients and performs comprehensive physical
examination, compiles patient medical data including health history and results
of physical examination.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray,
laboratory, and other ancillary services as appropriate and differentiates
between normal and abnormal information contained in the test results. (Patient
Care, Testing Diagnostic Tests)
• Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections,
immunizations, suturing, wound care and managing infections within the scope of
their licensure and the expertise level of the supervising physician. (Patient
Care, Procedures, Midlevel Scope of Practice)
• Formulates diagnosis of medical problem, develops,
implements and monitors patient care plans, records progress notes and assists
in the provision of continuity of care; conferring with the supervising
physician as necessary and/or appropriate. (Patient Care, Treatment plan,
Patient Care Plan)
• Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding
compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens. (Education, Patient, Educates
Patient)
• Refers patients to other health care providers and
appropriate sources of care as necessary.
• Participates in on-call rotations and off hour rounding
as it pertains to the specific department. (working condition)
• Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and
development; meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements;
acquires knowledge and skills essential to incorporating into practice proven
new evaluation/treatment modalities.
• Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess
and improve quality; participates in the continued program development and
marketing of service line.
• Maintains competency in all organizational,
departmental and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety
standards relevant to job performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to
meet the needs of the department/organization.