Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-HH PN Lung Center-FT
About The Position
The APP (NP/PA) provides comprehensive direct patient care and scholarly practice including obtaining comprehensive patient histories, performing complete physical examination, ordering and performing diagnostic testing and screening, diagnosing illness, prescribing both pharmacological and other treatments for patients, and providing health maintenance and promotion interventions such as patient and family education and counseling. Also, the NP/PA assumes accountability for indirect care responsibilities, which support patient care including staff and student education, clinical research if applicable, program development, and quality improvement. Assists in clerical functions as necessary.
Requirements
- Completion of a Nurse Practitioner Masters of Science in Nursing.
- Successful completion of a national certification exam for NP or graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- Current registration with the Alabama Board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners or current Alabama PA license.
- Approval of the Huntsville Hospital credentialing board.
- BLS certification required by the end of the orientation period
- Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
- Works well with others in a team environment.
- Previous experience with electronic medical records preferred
Responsibilities
- Obtaining comprehensive patient histories
- Performing complete physical examination
- Ordering and performing diagnostic testing and screening
- Diagnosing illness
- Prescribing both pharmacological and other treatments for patients
- Providing health maintenance and promotion interventions such as patient and family education and counseling
- Staff and student education
- Clinical research if applicable
- Program development
- Quality improvement
- Assists in clerical functions as necessary
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- flexible spending
- short term and long term disability
- several retirement account options with 401K organization match
- nurse residency program
- tuition assistance
- student loan reimbursement
- On-site training and education opportunities
- Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
