Advanced Practice Provider - Urgent Care
About The Position
Ohio State University Physicians is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider for its Urgent Care locations. The position may involve working across multiple sites based on departmental and operational needs, including Clintonville, Upper Arlington, Hilliard, Gahanna, and Polaris. Under the direction of a Physician or Lead Physician, the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant collaborates with physicians to assess, treat, and evaluate patients in an outpatient clinic setting. Services include care during acute and chronic phases of illness, patient education and counseling, referrals to healthcare providers and community resources when appropriate, and coordination of clinic patient care. The role includes examining new and returning patients, establishing presumptive diagnoses, ordering appropriate laboratory studies and tests, collaborating on treatment plans and follow-up, conducting health assessments, developing patient care plans, reviewing medications, evaluating care outcomes, and triaging clinic calls. The listed annual pay range is USD $105,799.52–$168,339.16.
Requirements
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant qualification.
- For Nurse Practitioners: current Ohio Registered Nursing License.
- Master’s degree in nursing and successful completion of an acceptable Nurse Practitioner education program, or completion of a Physician Assistant program.
- Certification that includes Prescriptive Authority.
- Knowledge of triage procedures and clinic, physician office, and/or urgent care experience.
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
- Knowledge of appropriate procedures and standards for administering medications and patient care aids.
- Ability to educate and clearly communicate with patients and/or families about disease and proper care and treatment.
- Ability to communicate information in writing and verbally.
- Strong interpersonal skills for handling sensitive and confidential situations; demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
- Analytical ability and critical thinking to gather and interpret data and develop, recommend, and implement solutions.
Responsibilities
- Perform history and physical examinations on new and returning patients.
- Establish presumptive diagnoses and arrange patient workups by ordering appropriate laboratory studies and tests.
- Collaborate with physicians to formulate treatment plans for health problems and determine follow-up.
- Conduct comprehensive or episodic health assessments and develop patient care plans within clinical nursing practice and medical care protocols.
- Review and assess patient medications.
- Evaluate outcomes of care and initiate changes in the nursing approach as appropriate.
- Triage clinic patient calls, notify a physician when needed, and follow up with patients according to provider instructions.
- Coordinate care for clinic patients.
- Provide patient education and counseling, and refer patients to other healthcare providers or community resources when appropriate.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Health reimbursement accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Wellness program
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Job Type
Full-time
