Nurse Practitioner - Perinatal Department

Physician Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY

• The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant treats both physical and mental conditions through comprehensive history taking, physical exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests.
• Mid-level can then diagnose the disease and then provide appropriate treatment for the patient.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
   • Excellent customer service skills.
   • Reads and understands the English language.
   • Ability to think critically and analytically with little or no supervision
   • Ability to work effectively in situations of high stress and conflict and communicate goals and outcomes.
   • Ability to process information and prioritize
   • Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills
   • Possesses independent work habits, is self-reliant and self-directed
   • Ability to learn, adapt, and change as required by the job functions
   • Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of material and information accessed and reviewed
   • Basic computer literacy
   • Ability to move freely, reach, bend, and complete light lifting
   • Ability to use good body mechanics while performing daily job functions and ability to follow specific OSHA guidelines
   • Ability to maintain attendance to meet standard job practices

1. Education
   • Registered Professional Nurse License and Graduate of Nurse Practitioner Program or Graduate of PA Program
2. Licensure
   • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification or PA license
   • Nurse Practitioners License in good standing with the Georgia Board of Nursing or PA license in good standing with the Medical Board
   • CPR certification/ACLS and PALS as required for speciality
   • Up to date CME'S
3. Experience
   • Prefer experience within a physician office
4. Interpersonal skills

1. Essential technical/motor skills
2. Essential physical requirements
   • Sedentary: Exert up to 10 lb. of force occasionally and/or a minute amount frequently - greater than 75%

1. Essential mental requirements

1. Essential sensory requirements
2. Other
   • A Nurse Practitioner or Physicians Assistant who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of which would be determined by the context in which s/he is credentialed to practice

1. Equipment used

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

1. Exposure to hazards (body fluid exposure level)
   • Level III

1. Age of Patient Populations Served
   • No patient contact

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

• CRMC employees are devoted to serving our customers – including patients, physicians, fellow-employees and our community by adhering to the Standards of Performance. We are here to make all of our customers feel special.

1. Courteous – Employee is courteous in interactions with customers – patients, physicians, fellow-employees and our community.
2. Respectful and Confidential – Employee respects the rights of privacy of our patients. Ensures cultural differences are respected.
3. Responsive – Employee responds quickly, graciously and appropriately to customer needs. Employee thanks customers.
4. Gratitude and Attitude – Employee’s behavior shows that he/she believes that each of us controls our own attitude and that what is important is not so much as what happens to us, but how we choose to react to it.
5. Pride, Ownership, and Image – Employee accepts all the rights and responsibilities of being a part of the CRMC family.
6. Communication – Employee is personally accountable for positive communication with the customer – patients, family members and co-workers.
7. Teamwork - Employee contributes positively to the CRMC team and is committed to treating coworkers with courtesy, honesty and respect. Employee abides by the Time and Attendance Policy. Employee has team pride in the purpose of our work – saving lives.

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

• Below are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the position’s purpose and objectives. These are critical or fundamental to the performance of the position. They are the major functions for which the person in the position is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the position, along with the corresponding performance standards.
  • Work in an independent and interdependent relationship with co-workers of the medical staff which allows for consultation, collaboration, or referral(s).
  • Ability to use CPT and ICD-9 coding effectively and appropriately.
  • Signs off on all dictation/test ordered as well as ensuring collaborating physician signs as well.
  • Assist physician as needed.
  • Assist with any nursing duties as needed.
  • Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
  • Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
  • Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients. *Administer or order diagnostic test.
  • Perform therapeutic procedures such as injections, staple removal, suturing and/or removal, wound care, and infection management.
  • Educate patients and/or families about preventive care, family planning, medical issues, and use of medical treatment and or medications
  • Maintain legible, accurate and confidential medical records, documenting all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, test performed, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations.
  • Facilitate evaluation of record by physician(s) and receive and implement constructive directives.
  • Stay abreast of clinical issues, improvement procedures, medications, warnings, etc. and apply them accordingly.
  • Must keep up with CME's required for licensure.
  • Analyze new knowledge gained from conferences, workshops, professional literature, and hands-on training. Review with collaborating physician and assimilate this knowledge into clinical practice

EDUCATION AND COMPETENCY

• Attends all mandatory and department-specific education and training programs as required.
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  Attends all required education and training and can describe his/her responsibilities related to department safety and specific job related hazards.
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  Has met all required competencies for the evaluation period as evidenced by job specific competency evaluations...