Urgent Care Physician Assistant

Immediate need for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join a well established and growing Urgent Care Group. Lets Discuss POSITION/JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for providing primary and urgent care to a diverse patient population, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education, and counseling. Works under a Practice Agreement following established guidelines and within established scope of practice. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: • Demonstrates the ability to perform physical exams on all patients, neonate through the geriatric population. • Obtains and documents the patient's medical history. Identifies health risk factors. • Demonstrates the ability to diagnose and treat common acute illnesses. • Demonstrates the ability to diagnose and treat chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension. • Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. • Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality. • Orders and interprets diagnostic tests, i.e., laboratory work, x-rays, EKG. • Provides well childcare; women's healthcare, prenatal care, family planning. • Demonstrates the ability to prescribe medications (see individual state laws) and non-pharmacological therapies based on the patient's diagnoses, health history and age. • Encourages positive health behaviors for the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease. This is done through education and counseling. • Always applies standardized care guidelines in clinical practice. • Provides patient and/or family with health education, counseling and referrals to other healthcare professionals and community resources when appropriate. • Assesses and documents patient and/or family psycho-social issues. • Treats patients and families with respect and dignity. Maintains high patient satisfaction scores. • Collaborates with physicians and other members of the health team to plan optimal care for the patient. • Works with the patient and family to formulate a patient treatment and education plan.