Shishmaref - Advanced Practitioner Provider Village Based

Norton Sound Health Corp • Nome, AK

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

Provide acute, chronic, emergency and preventive care to outlying village residents in accordance with NSHC’s mission, philosophy, policies and procedures while under the direct supervision of medical doctors in Nome. Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Requirements

• General knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.
• Knowledge of compliance (state, federal and corporate)
• Patient/customer service skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance.
• Ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly.
• Ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Masters Degree in Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner program
• 0 years of general experience
• 0 years of supervisory experience
• Licensed to practice as a Midlevel in the State of Alaska
• NCCPA certification/registration
• PALS certification/registration
• Medivac certification/registration
• ACLS certification/registration
• BLS certification/registration
• DEA#
• Maintain a current collaborating agreement with Physician or Physicians on NSHC Medical Staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and provide patient care under the supervision of a physician
• Examine patients, perform comprehensive physical examinations, and compile patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examinations
• Ensure proper illness and injury care and disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
• Use the appropriate process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation when assessing the patient’s condition and needs, setting outcomes, implementing appropriate actions to meet the patient’s/family’s physical, emotional, spiritual, social, intellectual and safety needs, and evaluating patient progress
• Ensure patient care is accomplished effectively and efficiently in a cost-effective manner, discharge planning is carried out, and the medical regime for each patient is implemented as prescribed by the physician
• Participate in facilitating patient and family learning by explaining the patients' disease process and planned interventions to the patient/family
• Demonstrate ability to care for medical, critically ill, traumatically injured, mental health, emergency, maternal/neonate, and pediatric patient populations according to policy and procedure when medically necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees