Family Nurse Practitioner/Physicians Associate

FNP/PA

The Community – Oahu, Hawai'i

Sometimes called "The Gathering Place," Oahu certainly lives up to its name. The third largest Hawaiian island is home to the majority of Hawai'i's diverse population, a fusion of East and West cultures rooted in the values and traditions of the Native Hawaiian people. It's this fundamental contract between the ancient and the modern that makes discovering Oahu – from bustling city life to laidback surf towns – so enjoyable. You'll find plenty of different options for exploring Oahu's different regions, the island's many activities, its eclectic restaurants and accommodations.

FNP/PA: Job Responsibilities

• Secure a health and development history from the patient or parent.
• Record findings and make critical evaluations.
• Personally perform or request special screening and developmental tests.
• Order laboratory tests and interpret the results.
• Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings.
• Make decisions with physicians concerning the medical care needs of patients.
• Provide direct medical care in the presence of illness or disability in order to maintain life, provide comfort, reduce distress, and enhance coping ability.
• Provide surveillance over medical practices applied to stabilize chronically ill persons.
• Adjust treatment within established standing orders recognizing when to refer the patient to a physician or other health team members.
• Work collaboratively with physicians in the management of selected complex medical problems.
• Participate with other health professionals and agencies involved in providing health care and services required to include immunization and disease control, environmental health, and health education.
• Provide emergency or crisis intervention in order to stabilize a patient for transport to a higher-level facility.
• Provide medical care and preventive services to healthy individuals.
• Evaluate total health care needs of patients and develop plans to meet these needs.
• Required information for use in program operation, quality control and other purposes.
• Participate in certain medical staff committee meetings as required.
• Comply with all client facility infection control and safety procedures, practices, and standards.
• Respect the basic rights of patients, to include but not be limited to personal dignity.

FNP/PA: Qualifications

• Must hold an active, current, and unrestricted (unflagged) state FNP or PA license from the state of Hawaii.
• Must have valid, current board certifications if applicable (PA must be NCCPA certified).
• Must have a valid, unrestricted DEA with schedules II-V.
• Cannot be under exclusions or sanctions from the Medicare/Medicaid programs.
• Must speak Filipino, Tagalog or Ilocano.

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