Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Part Time (CVWHA)

Sante Health•Fresno, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Sante Health System in Fresno, CA is seeking to hire a part-time Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner to participate in the rewarding work of caring for patients by assisting physicians at one of our medical locations. This position comes with competitive compensation, a great team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to build a satisfying career with an established and respected healthcare organization. As a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner (NP), you are an essential member of our healthcare team specializing in women's health! You enjoy meeting new people and seeing regular patients as you greet them at our clinic. Providing patient-focused care, you always take the time to actively listen to their concerns. Keeping accurate notes, you obtain a complete medical history and perform a complete physical exam. You are always sure to accurately record your findings. Our physicians depend on you to increase their effectiveness by identifying patient care issues that must be addressed. Collaborating with physicians, you help manage the acute and long-term medical needs of our patients. You round on patients at the hospital and assist physicians in complex surgical cases. Your calm demeanor allows you to expertly manage medical and surgical emergencies. You also interpret and integrate data and order laboratory studies, x-rays, and other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as indicated. With great attention to detail, you review lab and radiology results in consultation with the supervising physician. You submit patient health care plans and goals for periodic review and evaluation by the physician. To accomplish each patient's treatment plan, you also provide prescriptions for medications. When you are on-call, you take calls for pharmacies and assist the MD. Using your excellent communication and people skills, you counsel patients and their families on health promotion, diagnosis, prognosis, and management options. You recommend community resources to meet patient and family needs. When it comes to medications and treatment instructions, you are sure to instruct patients and authorized family members in a way that is easy to understand. Our patients know that they can depend on you to properly educate them. You get great satisfaction out of seeing your patients heal and enjoy a better quality of life. And, you love being part of an organization that has a major influence on healthcare in the Central Valley.

Requirements

Completion of an approved Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner program
National certification
Exceptional people and communication skills
Highly skilled in multi-tasking in a fast paced environment
Commitment to achieving a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
No-task-too-small approach to the work

Nice To Haves

Women's health experience preferred
Professional clinical experience in a clinic setting is preferred

Responsibilities

Assist physicians in caring for patients.
Obtain a complete medical history and perform a complete physical exam.
Accurately record findings.
Identify patient care issues that must be addressed.
Help manage the acute and long-term medical needs of patients.
Round on patients at the hospital.
Assist physicians in complex surgical cases.
Manage medical and surgical emergencies.
Interpret and integrate data.
Order laboratory studies, x-rays, and other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Review lab and radiology results in consultation with the supervising physician.
Submit patient health care plans and goals for periodic review and evaluation by the physician.
Provide prescriptions for medications.
Take calls for pharmacies and assist the MD when on-call.
Counsel patients and their families on health promotion, diagnosis, prognosis, and management options.
Recommend community resources to meet patient and family needs.
Instruct patients and authorized family members on medications and treatment instructions.
Educate patients.