REDICARE - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT/NURSE PRACTITIONER

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Opportunity

Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner to join our team!

Job Summary:

Medical provider. Evaluate and treat urgent care patients and injured workers (Workers Comp). Perform work and sports related physicals.

Benefits:

Taking care for our community starts with taking care of our own team. Mountain View Hospital is proud to offer its employees competitive and comprehensive benefit packages. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match)
• Earned Quarterly Bonus Program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time or PRN status classification.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Evaluate and treat patients with acute minor medical illness, minor acute exacerbations of chronic illness, and minor injuries.
2. Perform minor office procedures such as laceration repairs, splints, cyst or toenail excision, abscess incision and drainage, etc.
3. Evaluate and provide appropriate stabilization for patients with acute serious medical conditions or injuries and facilitate transfer as appropriate to an emergency facility or hospital.
4. Evaluate, treat and provide follow-up care of patients with work-related injuries, requesting referral when appropriate.
5. Perform wellness physicals, work-related physicals (such as DOT, respirator, pre-employment) and sports physicals.
6. Manage the patient's care in a timely manner and maintain a level of productivity that is equivalent to the other providers on staff.
7. Interact with office, laboratory, radiology, and nursing staff as part of the patient care process.
8. Perform required quality assurance steps in the patient care process.
9. Interpret laboratory, radiology, EKG and basic pulmonary function tests.
10. Thoroughly and accurately document every patient encounter.
11. Bill appropriately for each patient care visit.
12. Respond to requests from the hospital QMP (qualified medical personnel), via telephone or in person as appropriate, for management of hospital walk-in patients.
13. Respond to MVH for inpatient Code Blue when there is no other provider physically present in the building.
14. Respond as appropriate to any activation of a local or state wide Disaster Code or Multi-casualty Incident (MSI).
15. Handle all patient evaluations and transfers in compliance with federal EMTALA Regulations.
16. Interface, as appropriate and necessary, with providers and medical personnel within and outside of Mountain View Hospital whenever necessary to ensure good patient care.
17. Serve as the Team Leader for your assigned shift if you are the most medically qualified personnel. This may involve supervising or providing back up to other Nurse Practitioners or Physician's Assistants.
18. Perform other duties as deemed necessary.

About Mountain View:

Mountain View Hospital and our 29 affiliate clinics are committed to providing compassionate, cutting edge care to our patients. We serve the entire Snake River Valley all the way from Pocatello to Rexburg. Our medical capabilities span everything from wound care to urgent care, oncology to neurology, physical therapy to speech therapy, a Level III NICU, robust robotic surgery department and a continuously expanding rural health practice.

Our work environment is mission driven, people-centric and supportive. It is what sets apart and makes people excited to come to work each day. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference in your community, we invite you to apply.