Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Full-Time - AVALA Pain - RO43

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide care to patients acting as an assistant to physicians following established standards and practices
• Conduct thorough medical histories, perform physical examinations, initiate appropriate lab, radiology tests or other special tests required for evaluation of pain to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan with direct review by a physician
• Must be able to work with autonomy and under direction of supervising physician
• Interrogate, manage, and refill spinal intrathecal infusion devices
• Administer Joint, trigger point, Botox, and other in-house injections
• Assess post-operative patients
• Recommend surgical procedures and other appropriate treatment
• Perform peer-to-peer conferences and assist with necessary items to obtain authorization
• Provides information and answers routine questions of patients regarding pain management issues
• Educate patients regarding their pain, treatments, related drug and treatment side effects and hazards
• Performs appropriate record keeping, completes appropriate patient medical chart, transcribes lab data and routine correspondences
• Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent patient care
• Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes
• Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition
• Assess characteristics of patients' pain such as intensity, location, and duration using standardized clinical measures
• Adhere to CDC prescription guidelines
• Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions such as medication, spinal injections, IT pumps, injections and SCS implants
• Follow through with the patient’s comprehensive plan for immediate and long-term rehabilitation
• Prescribe orthotic and prosthetic applications and adaptive equipment, such as wheelchairs, bracing, and communication devices, to maximize patient function and self-sufficiency
• Collect, order, and interpret lab work and diagnostic studies under agreed upon protocols
• May organize referrals and/or consultations when appropriate
• Will participate in research and education/training as requested
• Create and implement individualized care plans according to each individual patient’s health needs
• Monitor ongoing therapy and compliance of patients
• Monitor patients to determine how well they are responding to prescribed treatments and make changes to ensure further efficacy
• Delegate’s adequate authority to staff MAs to properly perform assigned responsibilities
• Complete appropriate encounter documentation and prepare medications to be sent in a timely manner
• Performs other duties as required by the Medical Director, Staff Physicians, Practice Manager

Qualifications

• Ability to work within a team and take direction
• Must be familiar with the EHR medical charting system
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate reliability and responsiveness
• Demonstrates sound judgment in respecting the confidentiality of patient and employee information
• Seeks guidance and direction in the performance of responsibilities and duties
• Promotes and demonstrates exceptional customer service skills
• Shares and receives information, concerns and feedback in a supportive manner
• Complies with HIPAA regulations; maintains strict confidentiality of client information
• Complies with Infection Control, Standard Precautions and OSHA standards for the healthcare professional
• Ability to work effectively within role independently and with other team members
• Ability to organize and complete work in a timely manner

Core Competencies

• Action Orientation
• Communications
• Creativity/Innovation
• Critical Judgment
• Customer Orientated
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership
• Teamwork

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• This position is very active and requires repetitive motions, standing, walking, bending, kneeling and stooping all day.
• The employee must frequently lift or move items weighing up to 100 pounds.