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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
Physician Assistant - PAs:
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- Licensed by Minnesota Board of Medicine
- Certified through National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
- Certification by specialty is also available
- Must complete continuing education and professional development beyond formal education as outlined by certifying body
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).
Expectations include:
- Professional and ethical code of conduct
- Culturally sensitive advocate for diverse populations
- Ability to work autonomously and in partnership with healthcare team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to community service area
- Ability to manage time and stress effectively and adapt to unpredictable situations within the patient care setting
- Flexibility
- Demonstrates proficiency in electronic medical record use
- Works where job is physically demanding
- Ability to teach and counsel individuals, families, and groups
- Shares knowledge that promotes quality healthcare and improves clinical outcomes
- Acts as leader, mentor, educator, researcher, and/or administrator as indicated
- Participates in health policy activities at the local, state, national, and international levels as indicated
Job Responsibilities:
- Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy at all times
- Obtains and documents accurate patient(s) health history including medical, social, and psychological needs
- Diagnoses and manages preventive, acute, and chronic healthcare conditions as indicated specific to your area of practice
- Provides appropriate patient education
- Emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention
- Performs procedures as indicated specific to your area of practice
- Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests and procedures; communicates results to patient(s) in a timely manner
- Discusses assessments, prognosis, and treatment options with patient(s) to develop acceptable, affordable, and culturally sensitive treatment plans
- Prescribes medications, treatment modalities, and durable medical equipment as indicated by health condition
- Consults with and refers to other healthcare clinicians when indicated
- Committee participation and meeting attendance
- Participates in both professional and lay healthcare forums, conducts research, and applies findings to clinical practice as indicated
- Other duties as assigned
