Primary Care Clinic - Advanced Practice Provider

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System•Watertown, MA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team and be a part of our mission to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System-Sanford Health Watertown is a non-profit healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota. Our team at Prairie Lakes makes a difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) program
Current certification from an accredited PA or NP program required.
Mandatory Basic and Advanced Life Support Training per policy
Meets criteria established by the profession to perform duties defined as those of a PA or NP
South Dakota Controlled Substance Certificate
DEA license
If NP, holds or is eligible for licensure as a registered nurse in South Dakota and Minnesota.
Microsoft Office applications, Evident, and other EMRs as applicable.

Responsibilities

Provides specialized care for primary care patients in accordance with established standards, policies, and scope of practice under physician direction.
Works in collaboration with physicians and other health professionals.
Serves as a clinical resource, utilizing critical thinking skills to act as an interdisciplinary consultant and patient advocate.
Utilizes professional skills in interviewing, assessment, evaluation, identification and implementation of interventions/treatment plans based on the specific needs of each patient.
Monitors the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
Responsive to the age-related needs of the patient with special attention given to education and safety.
Responsible for the ordering of diagnostic procedures.
Responsible for prescribing and dispensing prescription medication.