Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Cardiology (0.6 FTE)

HealthPartners • Apple Valley, MN

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Service excellence is to be centered on patient care and patient relationships and is the responsibility of all employees. Teamwork is the norm and all employees will be held accountable to work as effective team members. Assume delegated medical activities from supervising physician. This may include physical examination, history taking, developing comprehensive medical status reports, formulating a tentative medical diagnosis and initiating therapy under medical supervision.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited formal physician assistant training program.
• Current Minnesota PA license.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Approved or eligible for approval by the Minnesota Board of Medical practice for prescription writing privileges.

Nice To Haves

• Active member in professional PA association preferred.

Responsibilities

• Document pertinent data in acceptable medical form.
• Perform or assist in routine laboratory or governing techniques as identified in the supervisory agreement on file with the board of Medical Practice.
• Treat common childhood diseases.
• Assist in the follow-up of geriatric disorders referred to you by physicians.
• Prescribe medications for symptoms and temporary pain relief (if eligible).
• Perform routine therapeutic procedures (i.e., injections, debridement, foreign body removal from skin surfaces, removal of sutures, casting or splinting of sprains, I & D of superficial skin infections) as identified in the supervisory agreement referenced above.
• Assist with patient / member health maintenance activities.
• Assist the physician in instituting emergency measures and treatment.
• Other activities identified in the supervisory agreement referenced above.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree