What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Full Spectrum for Wheatland Memorial Healthcare 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.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Graduate Degree from accredited
Physician Assistant program / Nurse Practitioners’ program
Certifications and Licenses
• Current National Commission on
Certification of Physicians Assistants (NCCPA) Board Certification/License as
Physician Assistant
• Approved to practice as a
physician assistant in Montana or Wyoming by Board of Medical Examiners
• Healthcare Provider CPR
Certification; additional CPR certifications may be required depending on the
patient population and/or service area