Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Rheumatology

Essential Functions

• Order and interpret tests, counsel patients on preventive care, conduct physical examinations, and write prescriptions for rheumatology patients.
• Contribute to practice effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed, providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations, and recommending options and courses of action.
• Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.
• Determine abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies and interpreting test results.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Perform therapeutic procedures by administering joint injections or aspiration.
• Instruct and counsel patients by describing therapeutic regimens.
• Provide continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Comply with federal/state/local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

Competencies

• Coachable
• Health Promotion and Maintenance
• Thoroughness
• Clinical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Medical Teamwork
• Physiological Knowledge
• Beside Manner
• Infection Control
• Administering and ordering medication administration via IV infusion
• Pain Management
• Self-Development

Qualifications

• Preferably a Bachelor’s degree in a biology or other science or medical field.
• Must be professionally licensed and in good standing with all applicable federal/state/local licensing bodies.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in clinical assessment of patients; preferably in rheumatology.
• This position will be expected to maintain current knowledge of industry best practices, trends, and applicable federal and state laws regarding scope of practice.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Physical ability to sit, perform data entry, and view computer screen for long periods at a time.
• Daily standing, walking, bending, and maneuvering.
• May require lifting up to 50 pounds or more to transfer and/or turn patient with and without assistive devices.

Environmental Conditions

• Occasional exposure to communicable diseases and biohazards.

Scheduled Working Hours

• Normal work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Fridays.
• Hours may vary based on daily patient schedule.
• It may be required for the PA/NP to be available for supervising an infusion team on occasion.
• Saturday and Sunday on-call hours are expected from time to time.

Equipment

• Computer
• Standard medical equipment
• Variety of medical instruments