Advanced Practice Provider (APP) (60655)

Advanced Practice Provider (APP)

Midtown Medical Respite Center - Phoenix, AZ 85013

Essential Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assessing patient health by interviewing patients, performing examinations, obtaining, updating and studying medical histories.
• Collaborating and consulting with physicians as needed in the provision of care and the formulation of treatment plans
• Determining abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies; interpreting test results.
• Instructing and counseling patients by describing therapeutic regimens; promotes wellness and health maintenance.
• Documenting patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Providing continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans and care transitions.
• Maintaining safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protecting patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
• Complying with federal, state, and local legal professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Ability to work as a collaborative member of the healthcare team

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice as a Physician Assistant in the state of Arizona
• Certified by the NCCPA
• Minimum of three years' experience in either Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine
• Experience in working with underserved populations highly desirable