Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Practice Provider

Job Details

Job Location: Angola, IN 46703

Position Type: Part Time

Job Shift: Day

Cameron Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit facility that proudly serves Angola and Steuben County. We’ve been a cornerstone of this community and the surrounding area in northeast Indiana dating back to 1926. Over the years, we’ve helped generation after generation of area residents enjoy better health and live comfortably. Today, Cameron Hospital has grown into something more than a simple community hospital. Filled with advanced equipment and skilled specialists, Cameron is a modern, high-tech facility that provides advanced diagnostics, a variety of specialties and cutting-edge treatment options that are combined with highly personalized and compassionate care.

DEPARTMENT: Cameron Family Medicine

JOB TITLE: Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Practice Provider

SHIFT: FTE 0.6 (48 hours bi-weekly) Part-Time

BENEFITS: Eligible

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an accredited school offering an Advanced Degree in Nursing Practice (ARNP), or Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program and successfully pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying examination.
• Current DEA certificate without restriction.
• Current license in the State of Indiana.
• Must be able to meet Cameron Hospital’s credentialing requirements.
• Complete a CAQH and update annually as required.

JOB SUMMARY

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician’s Assistant provides medical direction and treatment of patients within the NP/PA Scope of Practice and in collaboration with the physicians and other APPs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Exemplifies good customer service.
• Regular reliable attendance.
• Demonstrates good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Demonstrate proficient use of email.
• Conducts a comprehensive assessment of patients, interprets medical histories, performs physical examinations, identifies problems, and formulates a plan of treatment.
• Assess normal and abnormal findings from the patient history, physical examination, laboratory test and other diagnostic findings, such as radiology exams.
• Works closely with clinic physicians in referring patients with significant abnormal findings.
• Orders, performs lab procedures and interprets lab test results. Obtains lab specimens appropriately for send-outs.
• Performs age-appropriate care to pediatric, adult and geriatric patients.
• Prescribes medications which are within the scope of practice and current standards of care.
• Facilitates the patient and family decision making process by providing educational tools
• Depending on patient volumes and nurse activity, will function in the capacity of a RN by assisting with patient admitting/discharge, procedures, and treatments to help facilitate a consistent patient flow.
• Completes patient medical record documentation efficiently and accurately in EPIC.
• Participates effectively as a team member by supporting change, other staff, administrative and department decisions, and by managing conflict appropriately.
• Participates in the development/reviewing of Cameron Family Medicine policies/procedures.
• Follows Cameron Health’s established guidelines for disclosure of protected health information (PHI)
• Obtains continuing education credits as required by the State licensing board.