Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant

HCA Solutions•Seattle, WA

About The Position

HCA Solutions is seeking a qualified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for FDC SeaTac to provide coverage during periods of sick leave, annual leave, deployments, vacancies, and training. The position may be part-time or PRN, based on applicant preference. Work hours are normally between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., with a paid on-duty 30-minute lunch break. The role works collaboratively with staff and consulting physicians to plan, implement, evaluate, and revise health care program plans and help determine the conditions, resources, and policies needed to deliver services. The provider manages daily clinic operations and sick call, evaluates patient health care needs, develops care plans, and makes medical-care decisions in consultation with the supervising physician. The provider serves as the primary clinician for routine new complaints, recurring chronic-illness visits, and clinically indicated emergencies. Duties include recognizing abnormal findings and potential serious health problems; providing emergency care, including trauma care and lifesaving procedures when a physician is absent; performing minor surgical procedures after physician consultation; prescribing medications and treatments; and ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic tests. The role also supports chronic and complex medical problem management, teaches patients good health practices, maintains current and legible medical records, and may be assigned other related duties.

Requirements

Active, current, full, and unrestricted license from a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
At least 1 year of applicable experience, as evidenced on the resume.
Two letters of reference.
Current American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
Letter of Intent.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with staff and consulting physicians to plan, institute, evaluate, and revise program plans and help determine the conditions, resources, and policies needed to deliver health care services.
Recognize normal and abnormal findings and identify early signs of serious physical, emotional, or mental health problems.
Manage daily clinic operations and conduct daily sick call, including obtaining and recording patient health and developmental histories and evaluating findings.
Provide emergency services in the physician’s absence, including primary trauma care and lifesaving procedures.
Perform minor surgical procedures, including incision and drainage, suturing lacerations, removing cysts, and removing or repairing ingrown toenails, after consultation with a physician.
Prescribe medications and treatments and identify potential synergistic, antagonistic, or cumulative medication effects before dispensing.
Provide primary care for routine new complaints, recurring chronic-illness visits, and emergencies when clinically indicated.
Establish diagnostic impressions, request appropriate diagnostic tests, and interpret results and selected laboratory findings.
Evaluate patients’ total health care needs and develop plans to meet those needs.
Make decisions concerning patients’ medical care and special needs in consultation with the supervising physician.
Assist physicians with chronic health problems, complex medical problems, and more extensive diagnoses and treatments.
Teach and demonstrate good health practices to patients.
Enter pertinent clinical information in medical records and ensure that records are current and legible.
Perform additional tasks related to the primary functions of the role as assigned.