Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant I - Rheumatology

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide outpatient care to patients with rheumatic and autoimmune conditions as part of a collaborative Rheumatology team. Responsibilities include patient evaluation and follow-up, medication and laboratory management, patient education, care coordination, and collaboration with physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical and communication skills, a commitment to patient-centered care, and an interest in rheumatology.

Additional duties include:

• -Obtaining patient history
• -Performing physical examinations
• -Ordering and performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• -Formulating a diagnostic impression
• -Developing and implementing a treatment plan
• -Monitoring effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
• -Offering counseling and education to meet patient needs
• -Making appropriate referrals
• -Prescribing and dispensing prescription medication
• -Assisting in surgery
• -Performing minor procedures and surgical procedures
• -Demonstrates ability to assess data reflective of patient's status and appropriately interprets information relative to patient's age-specific needs.