PA or NP

Wayne General Hospital•Waynesboro, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing and managing direct primary care medical services including assessing and managing patients following established standards and practices. Requires knowledge of the behaviors, developmental stages, physical and emotional needs, life cycle changes, culture, and comfort and care appropriate to the population served. Populations served by department are identified in the department’s scope of service.

Requirements

Licensure to practice medicine in the State of Mississippi.
Must maintain current state and federal DEA certification.
Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in the area of expertise.
Ability to observe, assess and record symptoms, reactions and progress.
Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services.
Ability to maintain quality, safety and/or infection control standards.
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
Must have the analytical ability to evaluate problem situations and come to appropriate conclusions.
Must use of judgment and discretion.
Must have the ability to manage several assignments simultaneously and prioritize appropriately, to cope successfully with diversity and complexity, to integrate seemingly unrelated data and to reduce complex notions to relatively simple terms.
Must have the ability to communicate effectively with peers, staff members, patients and others and to document using appropriate vocabulary, grammar and work usage.
Must have the ability to achieve outcomes with respect to the coordinating of patient care activities with others.
Must have the ability to respond and react immediately with unimpeded auditory perception of verbal/vocal instructions and auditory auscultation such as codes or emergency situations.
Must have the ability to respond and react immediately to visual observation and in emergency situations.
Must be sufficiently mobile to access patients on different sides of exam tables, reach patients at different heights and positions from ground to six feet above the ground.
Must have the ability to sit, stand, stoop or bend for extended periods of time varying on patient schedules and needs.
Must have normal range of hearing, vision, manual dexterity, and physical capabilities consistent with a standard medical practice.
Must have the capacity to document in a clear and concise fashion and according to CMS Guidelines for RHC.

Nice To Haves

May require Board certification.
May need to achieve and maintain active, provisional or courtesy clinical staff membership at Wayne General Hospital.
Licensure or certification is considered minimal competence unless an event of error occurs.

Responsibilities

Provides excellent service to our customers.
Maintains confidentiality according to HIPAA guidelines at all times.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population served.
Interprets information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her population specific needs.
Performs physical examinations using appropriate medical equipment, instruments, and tests.
Obtains medical history as appropriate and documents findings.
Instructs patient regarding diagnosis, medications, and treatments.
Performs procedures as necessitated by patient’s condition, including CPR.
Orders or performs various tests and analyses to provide information on patient’s condition.
Diagnoses patient’s condition based on exam, tests, and reports.
Prescribes and/or administers medications and treatments as appropriate to assessed medical conditions; vaccinates patients to immunize against communicable disease.
Refers patients to community resources or medical specialists as appropriate for counseling or specialized diagnosis or treatment.
Educates patients regarding health and illness prevention.
Follows the current “standard of care” in the community.
Maintains productivity as directed by RHC productivity guidelines.
Maintains documentation in accordance with AMA’s standards and policies and regulatory standards.
Creates a work environment that promotes safety for patients, staff, and customers.
Reports any safety concern or near miss on the appropriate incident report form.
Maintains awareness of safety at all times.
Develops strategies that align with Wayne General Hospital goals and objectives.
Assesses industry trends.
Demonstrates visionary skills.
Emphasizes business and community relationship building.
Understands healthcare financial management.
Plans capital and workforce needs, develops revenue and cash flow projections.
Understands legal, regulatory, risk and compliance issues, health policy-making processes, and reimbursement issues.
Promotes good working relationships with colleagues, and clinical staff through cooperation, effective communications and teamwork.
Understands and manages workforce diversity issues, drives positive change, and applies effective listening skills.
Analyzes data to identify improvement opportunities.
Develops, implements, and monitors departmental quality improvement goals.
Ensures department safety for patients and staff by monitoring policies and identifying safety concerns.
Ensures own professional effectiveness as a role model to subordinate staff through continued education and professional development.
Collaborates with other health care professionals to provide continuity of care.
Follows Waynesboro Family Medicine and Obstetrics’, established policies, procedures, objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Information obtained on this application will be kept confidential.
The hospital will conduct interviews and may verify all information obtained on this application prior to an offer of employment.
This institution does not discriminate in hiring or any other decision on the basis of race, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation , national origin, native language, religion, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law.
No question on this application is intended to secure information to be used for such discrimination.
I voluntarily give this institution the right to make a thorough investigation of my past employment and activities, agree to cooperate in such investigation, and release from all liability or responsibility all persons, companies, or corporations supplying such information.
I consent to take the pre-employment physical examination.
I also consent to the pre-employment drug and alcohol screening which must be passed for employment.
This statement includes such future physical examinations as may be required by this institution at such times and places as the institution shall designate.
I understand that my employment is at will, and that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time without cause.
I also understand that my employment may be terminated for any misstatement or omission of fact appearing on this application form.
If employed, I will be required to complete an Employment Verification Form (I-9) and, within three days, show satisfactory evidence of identity and eligibility for employment.
Information obtained on this application will be kept confidential.
It is intended to help reach parties interested in employment opportunities at Wayne General Hospital.
The hospital will conduct interviews and may verify all information obtained on this application prior to an offer of employment.
THIS INSTITUTION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN HIRING OR ANY OTHER DECISION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, SEX, CITIZENSHIP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, OR ON THE BASIS OF AGE OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY UNRELATED TO ABILITY TO PERFORM THE WORK REQUIRED.
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I CONSENT TO TAKE THE PREEMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, AND SUCH FUTURE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THIS INSTITUTION AT SUCH TIMES AND PLACES AS THE INSTITUTION SHALL DESIGNATE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT MY EMPLOYMENT IS AT WILL, AND THAT EITHER PARTY IS FREE TO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CAUSE.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MY EMPLOYMENT MAY BE TERMINATED FOR ANY MISSTATEMENT OR OMISSION OF FACT APPEARING ON THIS APPLICATION FORM.
IF EMPLOYED, I WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION FORM (I-9), AND WITHIN THREE DAYS SHOW SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY AND ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT.
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