NP/PA - North Georgia - (Ellijay/Jasper)

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Summary

The PA or NP will perform complete histories and physicals on adult patients to establish and record the patient's current health status, to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan, and to provide continuing medical care. The role will provide outpatient based care to patients with complex, possibly acute and chronic health conditions. The PA or NP will practice in a setting that requires the performance of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to manage acute and chronic painful conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts thorough medical histories, performs complete physical examinations (where indicated), initiates appropriate lab, radiology ss or other special ss required for evaluation of illness, and scrutinizes lab data on new and former clinic patients to establish a record of the patient's current health status and to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan with direct review by a physician.
• Must be able to work with autonomy within state law, under direction of supervising physician.
• Performs and interprets, at least to the point of recognizing deviations from normal, common laboratory, radiological, and other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiologic processes.
• Performs routine procedures such as trigger point and major joint injections.
• Educates patients regarding their disease, treatments, related drug and treatment side effects and hazards.
• Manage chronic medication management patients while following all State and Federal Compliance Guidelines.
• Aids in record keeping, completes appropriate patient medical chart documentation, transcribes lab data and routine correspondence, as directed and reviewed by physician.
• Refers patients to physicians as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment.
• Serves as a liaison between patient and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team or with other specialty areas as necessary.
• Participates in quality monitoring through the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a periodic basis to assure quality care.
• Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical behavior.
• Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program with a Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies or Nursing
• Pain Management experience required
• Must have current state (Georgia) licensure and physician assistant or nurse practitioner certification
• Must have prescriptive authority for licensure and current DEA license to prescribe
• Current ACLS and BLS license
• Demonstrated competency and the ability to perform advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan development and invasive procedures as per clinical privileges.
• Communication Skills: Strong customer service skills. Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to maintain good relationships with providers and coworkers. Ability to effectively give and receive information from patients, providers and other clinic employees.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to manage time efficiently.
• Computer Skills: Prior experience with EMR required, working knowledge of E-clinical preferred. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office. PC proficiency and data entry skills.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Hospitalization coverage
• Health insurance
• Vacation
• 401k
• Eight (8) paid holidays per year

Compensation

• Competitive compensation package