Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Family Practice Center•Newport, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Family Practice Center, P.C., is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for its Newport office. Experienced providers and new graduates are encouraged to apply. Family Practice Center is a large primary care group in Central Pennsylvania, offering family medicine, pediatrics, counseling services, onsite laboratory and X-ray services, and more. The organization operates 40 office locations in 14 Central PA counties. Under the responsibility and supervision of a physician, the provider performs diagnostic and therapeutic tasks that extend physician services and assist in planning and implementing treatment. The position works under the direct or telephonic supervision of an MD or DO and exercises no formal supervision, though it may assist in directing staff duties when needed. The provider reports clinically to the supervising physician, who provides onsite supervision or is available 24/7 by telephone and pager, and administratively to the CEO or COO. Duties include evaluating patients, ordering appropriate laboratory and imaging studies under physician supervision, performing procedures within training and experience, educating patients, and communicating findings and continuing-care advice. The position requires access to protected health information, HIPAA training and compliance, and adherence to OSHA procedures and Family Practice Center protocols. Arthrocentesis of the knee and hip joint injections or aspirations are excluded from the provider’s duties.

Requirements

BS or master’s degree.
NCCPA board certification.
Ability to sit and stand for extended periods.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced office environment.
May need to assist with lifting or positioning patients of all sizes.
Vision correctable to 20/20 and hearing within normal range.
Work under direct or telephonic supervision of an MD or DO.

Nice To Haves

Experienced providers and new graduates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Assist the physician in the care and evaluation of patients.
Perform and record patient and pediatric histories and physical examinations.
Order appropriate laboratory and imaging studies under physician supervision.
Inform the physician of changes in patient condition and keep the physician informed of additional needs, problem areas, and suggestions for improvement.
Through triaging, request support services from local hospitals when necessary.
Meet continuing medical education requirements as needed.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within training and experience and as directed by physicians, including wound care, venipuncture, bladder catheterization, suture placement and removal, CPR, electrocardiograms, specimen collection, point-of-care tests, abscess drainage, intravenous line placement, hearing and vision testing, pulmonary function testing, tonometry, tympanometry, ear lavage, foreign-body removal, injections, intradermal tests, hemorrhage control, dermatologic procedures, behavioral health assessment and treatment initiation, toenail removal, anoscopy, application of braces and splints, treatment of first- and second-degree burns, fluorescein eye examinations, and assistance with ACLS and defibrillation.
Provide patient education and counseling on hypertension, diet, smoking cessation, diabetes, birth control, immunizations, and growth and development.
Explain pertinent medical findings, laboratory results, and continuing-care advice to patients in understandable language.
Participate in employee and patient education.
Round on patients at indicated facilities.
Follow HIPAA requirements, OSHA procedures, and Family Practice Center protocols.