Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner

Alliance Spine and Pain Centers•Douglasville, GA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Needed Work NO weekends, nights, or holidays! And... no on call! We are a thriving Outpatient Pain Management Specialty Practice who seeks qualified, dynamic Healthcare Professionals like you! Busy Pain Management Practice is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. We offer a great benefits package and above market earning potential to make this a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate with a Monday-Friday schedule. SUMMARY With the supervision of a Physician, the PA or NP will perform complete histories and physicals on adult patients to establish and record the patient's current health status, to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan, and to provide continuing medical care. The role will provide outpatient based care to patients with complex, possibly acute and chronic health conditions. The PA or NP will practice in a setting that requires the performance of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to manage acute and chronic painful conditions.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program with a Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies or Nursing
Must have current state (Georgia) licensure and physician assistant or nurse practitioner certification
Must have prescriptive authority for licensure and current DEA license to prescribe
Current ACLS and BLS license
Demonstrated competency and the ability to perform advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan development and invasive procedures as per clinical privileges.
Strong customer service skills.
Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to maintain good relationships with providers and coworkers.
Ability to effectively give and receive information from patients, providers and other clinic employees.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to manage time efficiently.
Prior experience with EMR required, working knowledge of eClinical preferred.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
PC proficiency and data entry skills.
Ability to talk or hear.
Ability to stand and occasionally sit.
Ability to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 1 year pain management experience preferred
Willing to train an enthusiastic, hardworking candidate

Responsibilities

Conducts thorough medical histories, performs complete physical examinations (where indicated), initiates appropriate lab, radiology tests or other special tests required for evaluation of illness, and scrutinizes lab data on new and former clinic patients to establish a record of the patient's current health status and to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan with direct review by a physician.
Must be able to work with autonomy within state law, under direction of supervising physician.
Performs and interprets, at least to the point of recognizing deviations from normal, common laboratory, radiological, and other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiologic processes.
Performs routine procedures such as trigger point and major joint injections.
Educates patients regarding their disease, treatments, related drug and treatment side effects and hazards.
Manage chronic medication management patients while following all State and Federal Compliance Guidelines.
Assists with record keeping, completes appropriate patient medical chart documentation, transcribes lab data and routine correspondence, as directed and reviewed by physician.
Refers patients to physicians as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment.
Ensures continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multi‐disciplinary care team or with other specialty areas as necessary.
Participates in quality monitoring through the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a periodic basis to assure quality care.
Demonstrates a high standard of moral and ethical behavior.
Demonstrates compassion and professionalism and a commitment to excellent patient care.