Aprn/PA

Key Responsibilities
• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses, chronic diseases, and preventive healthcare needs through comprehensive history, physical examination, diagnostic interpretation, and evidence-based clinical decision-making.
• Develop individualized treatment plans that include medication management, preventive services, immunizations, health screenings, lifestyle counseling, chronic disease management, and ongoing monitoring of treatment outcomes.
• Diagnose and manage common primary care conditions including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, obesity, thyroid disorders, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal conditions, infectious diseases, and other acute and chronic illnesses within the advanced practice provider scope.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, electrocardiograms, point-of-care testing, and other diagnostic evaluations within the scope of practice to support timely clinical decision-making.
• Perform office-based procedures within the scope of practice, including minor wound care, incision and drainage, skin lesion treatment, joint and soft tissue injections, and other approved procedures consistent with organizational policies and state regulations.
• Conduct annual wellness visits, preventive health examinations, chronic care management, transitional care management, health risk assessments, and age-appropriate preventive screenings in accordance with evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Recognize changes in patient condition, identify complex clinical presentations requiring physician consultation, and coordinate referrals to specialty care, behavioral health, community resources, diagnostic services, and ancillary providers when clinically indicated.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, care managers, pharmacists, behavioral health providers, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive patient care across the continuum.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding diagnoses, medications, preventive health measures, nutrition, exercise, chronic disease self-management, and treatment plans to promote informed decision-making and improved health outcomes.
• Document patient encounters, medical decision-making, procedures, treatment plans, quality measures, and clinical outcomes accurately within the electronic health record while maintaining compliance with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, payer documentation guidelines, and value-based care initiatives.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, population health management programs, patient safety activities, clinical pathway development, and continuing professional development to support excellence in primary care delivery.
Employment Type: Full Time