APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Maternal Fetal Medicine

Overview

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility: 7th & Rosser Clinic

Location: Bismarck, ND

Address: 414 N 7th St, Bismarck, ND 58501, USA

Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly

Hours:

40.00

• The Physician Assistant (PA) provides expert clinical guidance in a specialized field and coordinates patient care quality initiatives.
• Provides service to patients in acute, short and long term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.
• Obtains a thorough medical history and conducts examinations/assessments to determine patient needs.
• Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to analyze information and develop appropriate diagnoses.
• Demonstrates care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients as necessary.
• Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care; formulates a treatment plan and prescribes medications as legally authorized when appropriate.
• Maintains complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner.
• Consults with or refers patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed scope of practice.
• Provides patients with information to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
• Counsels patients and family members about self-management and treatment plans, tailoring instructions to individual circumstances.
• May cover hospital consultations, rounding, and assist with patient procedures as needed.
• Conducts research in the area of specialty and uses findings to improve patient care and clinical outcomes; incorporates evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Maintains knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices and payer systems (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, private sources).

• Master’s or Baccalaureate degree (Associate’s or Nursing Degree if training prior to 1994). Successful completion of an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program.
• Demonstrated current competence and provision of care for at least 30 patients in the past twelve months or completion of an ARC-PA approved program in the past twelve months.
• Successful completion of the national certifying examination and current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances.
• Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if any variation exists.

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous paid time off package. For more information about Total Rewards, visit

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call or email talent.

Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Req Number: R-0248155

Job Function: Advanced Practice Provider

Specialty: OB/GYN - Maternal Fetal Medicine Perinatology

Visas Accepted: N/A