Advanced Practitioner - Urgent Care - Tamaqua

St. Luke's University Health Network•Tamaqua, PA

About The Position

The Advanced Practitioner (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) provides healthcare services to patients under the supervision of and/or in collaboration with an attending physician. Services include medical evaluation, treatment, counseling, referrals, diagnostic evaluation, therapeutic remediation, surgical assistance, and pharmaceutical prescribing. The practitioner serves as a patient advocate and participates in patient satisfaction, quality, and performance improvement initiatives. The role is based in urgent care and includes occupational health services such as pre-employment physicals, injury care, and workers’ compensation cases and follow-ups. As requested, the practitioner may provide live, interactive clinical assessments, diagnosis, and treatment through St. Luke’s virtual care platform, including care coordination and escalation when appropriate. The practitioner maintains professional knowledge and required continuing medical education, participates in clinical guideline development and improvement efforts, and may teach multidisciplinary students, physician residents, and fellows or precept advanced-practitioner students when assigned.

Requirements

Current license to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner or Medical Physician Assistant in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, as determined by job location.
Physician Assistants must hold current certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

Responsibilities

Assess, treat, counsel, and educate patients and their families.
Evaluate patients and perform physical examinations, including obtaining, reviewing, and updating medical histories.
Identify abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, including radiologic and laboratory studies, and accurately interpret results.
Develop and implement appropriate patient management and treatment plans based on assessed needs.
Coordinate and communicate patient care with healthcare professionals and institutions.
Provide high-quality care based on best practices and evidence-based medicine.
Perform therapeutic and diagnostic procedures consistent with granted clinical privileges.
Provide virtual care services when requested, including clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, and escalation as appropriate.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge and required continuing medical education.
Participate in the research, development, implementation, and tracking of clinical management guidelines.
Teach multidisciplinary students, physician residents, and fellows; provide advanced-practitioner student clinical rotation preceptorship when assigned.
Participate in performance improvement in clinical care and outcomes, customer service, operations, processes, and safety, as appropriate.
Use the electronic medical record and maintain current, accurate documentation to support billing for professional services.
Use resources effectively and efficiently and demonstrate financial responsibility and accountability.
Perform routine health maintenance for new and established patients.
Coordinate patient care and family counseling with public and mental health agencies as appropriate.
Teach wellness habits and educate patients about preventing or managing health problems; provide relevant health information and materials.
Provide occupational health services in urgent care, including pre-employment physicals, injury care, and workers’ compensation cases and follow-ups.