Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-Athens Heart Center-FT-1st Shift (Athens, AL)
About The Position
The nurse practitioner/physician assistant 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, program development, and quality improvement.
Requirements
- Completion of Nurse Practitioner Master's of Science in Nursing or Physician Assistant Master's program from an accredited college or university required.
- Successful completion of a National Certification Exam for NP/PA.
- Current registration through the Alabama board of Nursing and/or Board of Medical Examiners.
- Approval of the Huntsville Hospital credentialing board.
- BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period.
- ACLS must be obtained within the first 6 months of employment and maintained current.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.
- Knowledge of all equipment and materials required for procedures described in the Emergency Care Center Policy/Procedure Manual and Nursing Service Procedure Manual.
- Department specific competencies must be completed within the provisional period and maintained current.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum 3 years full time ER or Critical Care RN and/or CRNP/PA experience recommended.
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
- Assuming accountability for indirect care responsibilities, which support patient care including staff and student education, clinical research, program development, and quality improvement.
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
