Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Medicine- Atrium Health Union- Monroe, NC

Advocate Health•Monroe, NC

7d•$59 - $89•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner provides emergency medicine care at Atrium Health Union in Monroe, North Carolina. The role performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, evaluates emergency medical problems, and prescribes necessary treatment and services. Patient care is delivered under indirect physician supervision, with records and tentative conclusions submitted for physician review and consultation with the supervising physician when a patient's progress does not meet expected criteria. The position coordinates diagnostic studies and procedures, explains these procedures to patients, supports the physician's health team through work planning and scheduling, and contributes to research, teaching, documentation, and continuing education. The clinician is expected to follow department and hospital policies and provide age- and developmentally appropriate care. The work is fast-paced, may involve long or irregular hours, and requires professionalism and strong customer service. The schedule varies and involves rotating shifts.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
PA licensure.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure.
Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Ability to work a rotating shift schedule.

Responsibilities

Perform complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to diagnose emergency medical problems and prescribe necessary treatment and services.
Record patient data and tentative conclusions for physician review.
Coordinate and schedule laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures.
Explain the necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to patients.
Provide complex patient care services under indirect physician supervision.
Monitor patient progress, maintain progress records, and consult the supervising physician when progress does not meet anticipated or predetermined criteria.
Plan and schedule work for the physician's health team, ensuring appropriate assignment distribution and adequate staffing, space, and facilities.
Participate in basic science and clinical research projects conducted by the supervising physician.
Prepare statistical reports and analyses describing progress and adverse trends, with appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
Teach students, residents, and interns complex techniques and procedures unique to Emergency Medicine.
Ensure complete and accurate medical-record documentation of assessment and plan of care.
Participate in continuing education in emergency or urgent care.
Stay current with department and hospital policies and guidelines.
Provide age- and developmentally appropriate care in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the patient groups served.
Perform other related duties.