Gastroenterology Outpatient- Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant- Piedmont Rockdale

Piedmont Healthcare • Conyers, GA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of patient care activities in accordance with established standards and practice, emphasizing health promotion and acute/chronic disease management. Works in conjunction with physicians to provide medical services, including collecting and documenting data, conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ordering and scheduling laboratory studies and professional consultations, and providing direct patient care services such as physical exams, diagnoses, and treatment.

Requirements

• Skill and ability in electronic medical records applications.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally with team members and patients.
• Skill and ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to understand legal issues that influence the practice of the extenders.
• Ability to lead a team maintaining professional demeanor.
• Ability to build effective relationships within and outside PHC.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing and a Master’s degree in Nursing, OR graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board.
• Licensed Physician Assistant in the State of Georgia. OR Licensed for Advanced Practice Nursing (ACNP, FNP, WHNP).
• Updated NCCPA for PA’s required.
• CPR/ACLS certification

Nice To Haves

• Participate in assigned Center of Excellence
• Strong pulmonary / sleep medicine knowledge
• Be able to correctly interpret CXR, PFTs, PSG
• ACLS required within 6 months of hire date.
• Able to perform sclerotherapy injections within 1 year of hire date.
• Able to take call for vein center patients only.
• Able to commute between All vein Centers.
• ACLS required within 6 months of hyperbaric medicine training
• Completes hyperbaric medicine training within 6 months of hire
• Wound care certification preferred within 2 years of hire (CWON, CWS)
• Sharp, ultrasonic, enzymatic and chemical debridement
• Wound cultures
• Punch/ Excisional biopsy
• Suture/ staple removal
• Casting application and removal
• Topical and local anesthesia
• Pulsatile lavage
• Evaluate and mark ostomy patients
• Application of negative pressure
• Application of bioengineered tissues
• Gastric and ostomy lavage
• Remove/ replace g-tubes

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Reviews normal and abnormal diagnostic tests and takes appropriate action according to the individual’s scope of practice.
• Participates in research by serving as a Primary Investigator or Sub-Investigator in clinical trials and registries.
• Takes patient histories, conducts physical examinations, and records the date in the patient’s record.
• Writes progress notes and prepares patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings.
• Obtains psycho social history relevant to patient care and assumes responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Orders and interprets laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
• Explains the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient.
• Obtains written patient consents and communicates with experts as needed.
• Carries out therapeutic procedures such as cast application and removal, wound suturing, and dressing changes.
• Monitors progress of patients, reports progress to supervising physician, and maintains a record of each patient’s progress.
• Consults with supervising physician when patient’s progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.
• Makes diagnoses and formulates a treatment plan for patients.
• Performs patient education on their disease state, as well as healthy living recommendations.
• Performs follow-up exams after procedures, hospitalizations, surgeries, etc.
• Provides clinical expertise and serves as a resource for office clinical staff in the physician’s absence.

What This Job Offers

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