Nurse Practitioner or PA-C

Surgery Partners Careers•Melbourne, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) provides comprehensive, patient-centered care in an outpatient interventional pain management setting. The provider works closely with pain management physicians and clinical staff to evaluate patients, develop treatment plans, provide education, and coordinate care. The position is intended for a clinician with strong fundamentals who is motivated to learn, receptive to feedback, and interested in developing specialty expertise; prior interventional pain management experience is not required. The role offers opportunities to build knowledge in spine and musculoskeletal conditions, neurologic conditions related to pain, diagnostic imaging and clinical correlation, interventional procedures, conservative treatment, medication management and opioid stewardship, pre- and post-procedure care, functional assessment, and current and emerging pain management techniques and technologies. Some travel between practice locations is required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner or PA-C.
Current, active, unrestricted Florida APRN or Physician Assistant license, or eligibility to obtain appropriate Florida licensure before employment.
BLS and/or CPR certification.
Comfortable working with electronic medical records and clinical documentation systems.
Working knowledge of standard clinical software applications.
Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills.
Clear and compassionate communication with patients.
Ability to work collaboratively with physicians and clinical staff.
Organized and comfortable working in a busy outpatient environment.
Willingness to travel between practice locations as needed.
Dependable, engaged, clinically thoughtful, receptive to feedback, and ready to learn.

Nice To Haves

ACLS certification is preferred.
Prior pain management experience is a plus, but is not required.

Responsibilities

Perform detailed patient evaluations, including medical histories, physical examinations, and functional assessments.
Evaluate and manage patients in accordance with established pain management protocols.
Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the physician team and consistent with scope of practice and established clinical protocols.
Order, review, and interpret diagnostic imaging, laboratory tests, and other relevant studies.
Prescribe and manage medications as authorized by licensure, scope of practice, applicable law, and practice protocols.
Provide pre-procedure and post-procedure evaluations and patient education.
Educate patients and families about conditions, treatment options, procedures, risks, benefits, and expected outcomes.
Monitor patient progress and response to treatment.
Document patient encounters and treatment plans accurately and promptly in the electronic medical record.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, medical assistants, and other members of the care team.
Follow applicable pain management compliance standards, quality measures, infection-control policies, and patient-safety practices.
Respond appropriately and effectively in urgent or emergent clinical situations.
Participate in clinical meetings and quality-improvement initiatives as assigned.