Advanced Practice Provider

Description

The physician extender collaborates with the physician and other health care professionals to provide medical services including direct patient care, medical record documentation and follow-up care. The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner operates within the standards of care and scope of practice as defined by the State of Arkansas.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs comprehensive exams of patients related to men and women’s health issues.
• Identifies differential diagnoses and establishes priorities of care for the presenting problem.
• Affords assistance in the development of a treatment plan and appropriate follow up care.
• Communicates pertinent patient information to the supervising physician.
• Educates the patient about the diagnosis and treatment plan.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates tests.
• Obtains informed consent for all procedures.
• Exercises prescriptive authority as outlined in Arkansas statutes.
• Documents patient visit appropriately in the electronic medical record (EMR) and/or according to the guidelines established by each individual location in which the care is provided.
• Maintains patient confidentiality per HIPAA requirements.
• Keeps current on new knowledge gained from conferences, workshops, professional literature, or other training and assimilates this knowledge into clinical practice.
• Participate in an on-call rotation, for both Weeknight and Weekend coverage, providing timely after-hours and support to ensure system reliability and rapid incident resolution.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• ARPN or PA-C from accredited graduate program.
• Nurse Practitioners: Current license or eligible for licensure to practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber in Arkansas
• Physician Assistants: Current license or eligible for licensure by the Medical Examining Board(s) of Arkansas
• DEA number
• BLS/ACLS certification