Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant, Urgent Care

Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA)/Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is a licensed provider. The PA/NP is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, medical and/or surgical, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation.

• 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.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or physician assistant program with a Master's degree required.

Current Massachusetts state license as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant required.

Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner preferred.

• 1+ year of experience in Urgent Care or emergency department preferred.
• 1+ year of clinical experience that includes the care of pediatric patients (3 years and older) preferred.
• Prior experience in procedures including suturing and splinting preferred.
• Prior experience in reading diagnostic studies, including x-rays and EKGs, preferred.
• Prior experience treating workers' compensation cases preferred.
• Prior experience treating occupational health cases preferred.

Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.