Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Oconee Heart and Vascular, Greensboro GA

Trinity Health • Athens, GA

79d • Onsite

About The Position

NP or PA position available at Oconee Heart and Vascular Center's Greensboro location. Under the direction and review of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner provides patient care requiring the performance of general medical services in conformance with professional standards and regulations. Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to assure assessment, treatment, and care is appropriate to the age of the patients served. According to established protocols, conducts clinical assessment of the patients’ health care status and needs and provides patient care to facilitate expected patient outcomes. Triages emergency walk-in patients. Assesses patients for pre-operative clearance. Provides counseling and education to patients in order to enhance patient care. Documents care provided in order to support the continuity of patient care and optimum patient outcomes. Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to assure assessment, treatment and care is appropriate to the age of the patients served. Care provided is appropriate for all patients. Performs other duties within job scope as requested.

Requirements

• Hold a current, valid and unlimited license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant in the State of Georgia.
• Be competently and adequately trained to provide services.
• Not be, and at no time has been, excluded from participation in any federally-funded health care program, including, without limitation, Medicare or Medicaid.
• Remain insurable for and maintain the professional liability insurance required under this Agreement.
• Completion of a BSN from an accredited nursing school and an MSN from an accredited nursing school.
• Minimum of two years experience as a Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care requiring the performance of general medical services in conformance with professional standards and regulations.
• Conduct clinical assessment of patients’ health care status and needs.
• Provide patient care to facilitate expected patient outcomes.
• Triage emergency walk-in patients.
• Assess patients for pre-operative clearance.
• Provide counseling and education to patients.
• Document care provided.
• Perform other duties within job scope as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level