Nurse Practitioner; NP or Physician Assistant; PA - Orthopedics

Description

1.0 FTE - Orthopedics

Starting Pay - $60.57 to $68.83 (Based on Experience)

Incentive Plan: Eligible for a variable, or non-guaranteed, portion of compensation based on achievement of specific citizenship, quality, or other goals. This is currently 7.5% of base income.

At Olmsted Medical Center, we value our clinicians and are committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for clinicians who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Adoption Assistance Plan
• PTO
• CME
• 401K
• Malpractice

Qualifications:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - APRNs:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Masters or Doctorate degree
• Licensed as a registered nurse and as an APRN by the Minnesota Board of Nursing
• Certified by a national credentialing board
• Certified by specialty
• Must complete continuing education and professional development beyond formal education as outlined by certifying body
• Previous experience in orthopedic practice preferred

Physician Assistants - PAs:

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Active or qualified to obtain Minnesota state licensure
• Previous experience in orthopedic practice preferred

Both APC positions will also have:

• Basic Life Support (Advanced Life Support as required by your area of practice)
• DEA registration
• Pass background check
• Register with the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)

Job Responsibilities:

• Elicits appropriate present and past medical history and review of systems.
• Performs appropriate physical examination and orders appropriate diagnostic studies.
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings in history and physical.
• Establishes appropriate differential diagnosis.
• Assesses stability of chronic illness and compliance with present therapy; monitors for complications of disease or therapy.
• Establishes appropriate treatment plan. Assesses need for physician intervention.
• Determines timing for follow-up and orders appropriate referrals.
• Performs technical procedures and utilizes basic diagnostic instruments with skill.
• Counsels regarding health maintenance and injury prevention and provides anticipatory guidance as appropriate.
• Initiates the order of laboratory tests, radiological examinations, and other routine diagnostic procedures.
• Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing conditions produced by infection, trauma, or other disease process.

2. Provides health education to patients about ways to improve, promote, and maintain their health status, including, but not limited to providing educational information on disease/injuries, prevention of injuries, and self-care practice.

• Assesses and tailors education to learning capabilities and readiness of individual.
• Prioritizes learning needs and documents them.
• Ensures that time frame and subject matter is appropriate for individuals.
• Utilizes appropriate teaching materials (handouts, demonstration, etc.) and documents use for patient outcomes.

3. Maintains accurate records, medication lists, documentation of care, and follow-up for administrative purposes and reimbursement of services.

• Adheres to agreed-upon format/protocol for documentation of records.
• Maintains appropriate level of documentation to support level of complexity when compared with service fee charges.
• Reviews and updates problem and initiates problem and medication list on new patients.
• Documents telephone calls with patients and other healthcare providers.
• Documents visit in concise, clear, logical, legible, and timely manner.

3. Maintains competence in clinical practice.

• Identifies the knowledge and skills needed through self-assessment, peer review, and supervisory review.
• Participates in a variety of educational activities to maintain and increase competency.
• Maintains state license and national certification.
• Uses continuing education opportunities as a basis for expanding medical knowledge and improving clinical skills and incorporates these into the daily practice of medicine.

4. Supervises and intervenes with clinical issues and supports/directs triage by clinical staff when necessary. Implements clinical education and training of clinical staff when necessary.

• Provides constructive feedback as it relates to performance, patient flow, and patient care issues.
• Provides in-service and clinical education for staff members on an "as-needed" basis.
• Is available for feedback on call-back and triage issues as needed.
• Identifies barriers to patient care flow or delivery and assists at formulating corrective action.
• Serves as a role model for patient interaction and conflict resolution for clinical…