Nurse Practitioner - Urgent care Gilbertsville
About The Position
Tower Health Urgent Care is seeking a FULL TIME Advanced Practitioner to join our team in our Gilbertsville Location. The Advanced Practice Practitioner (APP) will evaluate, diagnose, medically manage and treat patients of all ages in the urgent care setting. This includes recognition, evaluation, stabilization, and management in response to acute illness and injury, as well as, specified physicals (sports, pre-employment, DOT). The provider will be responsible for prescribing, administering, and/or dispensing medication for pediatric and adult patients. Our APPs are be expected to perform simple procedures appropriate for an urgent care setting, such as, laceration repair, incision and drainage, simple foreign body removal, and splinting. The advanced practitioner will be responsible for EKG interpretation, initial X-ray interpretation, point of care testing, and lab work results. There is also a telehealth virtual care component. Must be willing to travel to 2 locations.
Requirements
- Master's Degree
- Relevant Experience
- BLS Certification
- Certification or CE Units Specific To Departmental Area
- PA Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner License
- PA Registered Nurse License
- Excellent Communications Skills
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- General Clerical Skills
- Keyboarding
- Microsoft Word
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, medically manage and treat patients of all ages in the urgent care setting.
- Perform recognition, evaluation, stabilization, and management in response to acute illness and injury.
- Perform specified physicals (sports, pre-employment, DOT).
- Prescribe, administer, and/or dispense medication for pediatric and adult patients.
- Perform simple procedures appropriate for an urgent care setting, such as, laceration repair, incision and drainage, simple foreign body removal, and splinting.
- Perform EKG interpretation.
- Perform initial X-ray interpretation.
- Perform point of care testing.
- Review lab work results.
- Engage in telehealth virtual care.
Benefits
- DEA and Licensure renewals paid
- Reimbursement for DOT Medical Examiners Certification, and DEA & License renewals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
