Advanced Practice Provider - Urology (Part Time)

Sauk Prairie Healthcare•Prairie du Sac, WI

About The Position

Looking to be part of a team that provides extraordinary healthcare from the heart? You Belong Here. POSITION SPECIFICS Title: APP - Urology FTE: .8FTE (32 hours/week) Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Holiday Rotation: None Weekend Rotation: None On Call Requirements: None POSITION SUMMARY The APP will provide patient care throughout the Urology continuum, maintaining expertise in assessment, diagnosis and treatment but focusing these skills toward Genitourinary symptom management and supportive care. This position will assist the physician in all aspects of patient care, including examining patients, performing complex history and physicals, compiling medical data, administering or ordering diagnostic tests and interpreting test results.

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner: Master or Doctorate degree from accredited Nursing Program or Physician Assistant: Bachelor or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program.
Nurse Practitioner: State of Wisconsin license as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (Family) or Physician Assistant: State of Wisconsin license as a Physician Assistant.
Drug Enrollment Agency (DEA) Registration.
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months of hire.
1 or more years of clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

Physician Assistant: Bachelor or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program.
State of Wisconsin license as a Physician Assistant.
Prior Urology work experience.

Responsibilities

Triage patients to determine their need and urgency for medical attention.
Perform comprehensive and problem-focused history and physical exams, interpret and correlate laboratory and diagnostics procedures.
Record such information in a manner acceptable to the attending physician and the Health Information Management department.
Formulate treatment plan within the scope of practice and in collaboration with supervising physician.
Order and interpret diagnostic studies.
Prepare patients for key components of surgery including preoperative and postoperative education, implementing protocols and procedures and verifying understanding of preparative information.
Assist as needed with procedures in clinic including BCG, urodynamics, cystoscopy, stent removal, vasectomies, and PTNS.
Assess, evaluate and treat (within scope), patients appearing for treatment on an emergency basis.
Triage phone calls and provide advice for medical questions.
Perform emergency department and inpatient consults as appropriate.
Perform daily rounds on inpatients.
Order & coordinate care with other services/specialties.
Discharge patients and dictate discharge summaries.
Perform health assessments by interviewing patient and family members as appropriate.
Educate and counsel patient and/or family care giver regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Promote wellness through screening and prevention.
Document examination outcomes, referral physician letters and other records.
Ensure that attending physician verifies the final diagnosis and the examination outcome documentation.
Order, prescribe and administer medications and devices as allowed under Wisconsin law.