APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Orthopedic Spine

Sanford Health • Rapid City, SD

115d

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. The Physician Assistant (PA) provides expert clinical guidance in a specialized field and coordinates patient care quality initiatives. This role will require varying shifts, on-call rotations, including nights, and weekends as needed.

Requirements

• Master’s or Baccalaureate degree (Associate’s or Nursing Degree if training prior to 1994).
• Successful completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors.
• Demonstrated current competence and provision of care, treatment, or services for at least 30 patients in the past twelve months or completion of an ARC-PA approved program in the past twelve months.
• Successful completion of the national certifying examination and current certification given by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances.

Nice To Haves

• Surgical experience is preferred.
• New grads are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provides service to patients in acute, short and long term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments.
• Obtains a thorough medical history from patient and performs an examination and/or assessment to determine patient's needs.
• Analyzes and interprets information collected from patient, medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop and establish appropriate diagnosis.
• Demonstrates the importance of care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients when necessary.
• Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care.
• Formulates a plan for treatment of the patient and prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
• Maintains complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner.
• Consults with or refers patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.
• Provides patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
• Counsels patients and family members about self-management on prevention and treatment plan for health issues.
• May cover hospital consultations, rounding, and assist with patient procedures as needed.
• Conducts research into area of specialty and uses findings to provide measurable improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
• Incorporates evidence based practice guidelines into care.
• Maintains current knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees