Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Urgent Care

About the role

This position is available on an urgent care basis at Olmsted Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Professional and ethical code of conduct
• Culturally sensitive advocate for diverse populations
• Works autonomously and in partnership with healthcare team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to community service area
• Flexibility
• Demonstrates proficiency in electronic medical record use
• Works where job is physically demanding
• Shares knowledge that promotes quality healthcare and improves clinical outcomes
• Acts as leader, mentor, educator, researcher, and/or administrator as indicated
• Participates in health policy activities at various levels
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy at all times
• Obtains and documents accurate patient health history
• Diagnoses and manages preventive, acute, and chronic healthcare conditions
• Provides appropriate patient education
• Emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention
• Performs procedures as indicated specific to your area of practice
• Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests and procedures
• Communicates results to patient(s) in a timely manner
• Discusses assessments, prognosis, and treatment options with patient(s)
• Prescribes medications, treatment modalities, and durable medical equipment as indicated by health condition
• Consults with and refers to other healthcare clinicians when indicated
• Participates in committee meetings and healthcare forums
• Conducts research and applies findings to clinical practice

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Masters or Doctorate degree
• Licensed as a registered nurse and as an APRN by the Minnesota Board of Nursing
• Certified by a national credentialing board
• Certified by specialty
• Must complete continuing education and professional development beyond formal education as outlined by certifying body

Qualifications

• Both APC Positions Will Also Have Basic Life Support (Advanced Life Support as required by your area of practice)
• DEA registration
• Pass background check
• Register with the Minnesota Prescriptive Monitoring Program (PMP)

Skills

• Electronic medical record use
• Physical demands
• Knowledge sharing
• Health policy activities
• Confidentiality and privacy
• Documentation and patient health history
• Diagnosis and management of healthcare conditions
• Patient education and promotion
• Procedure performance
• Laboratory and diagnostic test interpretation
• Medication and treatment prescription
• Consultation and referral
• Research and application of findings

Benefits

To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for clinicians who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Adoption Assistance Plan
• PTO
• CME
• 401K
• Malpractice

Pay

Offers for external candidates are generally made between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on experience. The salary range is $61.78–$84.25 per hour.

Schedule

The position is available on an urgent care basis.