Nurse Practitioner- Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine

Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant

The Outpatient Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine team at Cooley Dickinson Hospital provides comprehensive care for patients with pulmonary and sleep-related conditions at our 10 Main Street location in Florence, Massachusetts. Services include evaluation and management of chronic respiratory diseases, diagnostic sleep testing, and treatment for a wide range of sleep disorders. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to delivering patient-centered care in a collaborative outpatient setting focused on improving long-term respiratory health and quality of sleep.

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team. This position includes two 8-hour shifts (Mondays and Tuesdays) in Sleep Medicine, two 8-hour shifts (Thursdays and Fridays) in the Lung Nodule Clinic, and one 8-hour administrative day on Wednesdays. This role does not include call responsibilities, nights, weekends, or holidays.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

Qualifications

Education: Master's Degree Physician Assistant required. Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No.

Licenses and Credentials: Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required.

Experience: Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred.

3+ years of experience practicing as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Pulmonary and/or sleep medicine strongly preferred.