NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

STATE OF FRANKLIN HEALTHCARE GROUP•Johnson City, TN

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About The Position

State of Franklin Healthcare Associates is a physician-led and team member owned multi-specialty care group headquartered in Johnson City, TN with locations in the upper East Tennessee & Southwest Virginia region. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of our patients and our team members.

Requirements

Physician’s Assistant Program graduate
Three or more years of experience in the specific area of treatment
Licensed as a Physician’s Assistant to work in the state of employment

Responsibilities

Preoperative histories
Physical examinations, medication reconciliations, order, and compile necessary medical tests
Post-operative follow-up care
Order X-Rays, electrocardiograms, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic procedures
Injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care
Triage patient calls
Make rounds, assess patients’ well-being, document notes and orders, and dictate discharge summaries
Liaison between physician and patient/family
Maintain adequate exposure in the operating field; cutting sutures, clamping, ligating bleeding vessels, suturing, and lacerations
Start intravenous solutions, inserting tubes, and performing pap smears
Document all activities/interventions, patient/family responses, and medication dispensed or prescribed
Answer patient telephone calls for referral to the appropriate provider(s)