Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Medicine - FT- Mt Pleasant - Experience Strongly Preferred

American Addiction Centers•Mount Pleasant, SC

25d•$59 - $89•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and determining/altering treatment and management plans appropriate for age, acuity, and clinical condition. This includes ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic studies and prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies. The role involves managing conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost-effectiveness, and assessment of risks/benefits and alternatives. Responsibilities also include providing health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management counseling and education to patients and families, managing patients as part of an interdisciplinary team within the scope of practice, and seeking physician or other healthcare team member consultation or referrals as appropriate. The position requires maintaining accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record and substantiating and submitting professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices. The role also facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team and/or health or community agencies. Additionally, the PA/NP will perform office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency, and granted privileges. Other responsibilities include participating in quality, safety, and peer review initiatives, organizational and/or departmental meetings and committees, peer review, and workgroups as necessary. The role also involves participating in the education and/or onboarding of new team members, students, and other healthcare professionals, and seeking experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession. Maintaining standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe, and timely patient care delivery is essential. The incumbent must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, including understanding the principles of growth and development over the life span and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs.

Requirements

Active PA license(s) in state(s) of practice
Active PA national board certification from National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Active DEA registration prior to hire
If Illinois practice: active Illinois Controlled Substance License prior to hire
Active BLS and/or ACLS, PALS, NRP as required by clinical practice prior to or within 6 months of hire
Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant
No experience required
Demonstrated high level of clinical proficiency, and excellent decision-making skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective member of a health care team.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving technology and proficiency with the electronic medical record.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to effectively collaborate with and establish/build relationships with others.
Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist continuously throughout the workday.
Must have functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
Must be able to: Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist.
Lift up to 20 lbs over the head.
Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance.
Operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Nice To Haves

Experience Strongly Preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses, diagnoses, and determines/alters treatment and management plans appropriate for age, acuity and clinical condition.
Orders, performs, and interprets appropriate diagnostic studies and prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and therapies.
Manages conditions based on clinical indication, evidence-based care, cost effectiveness, and assessment of risks/benefits and alternatives.
Provides health promotion, disease prevention and disease management counseling and education of patients and families.
Manages patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and within scope of practice.
Seeks physician or other healthcare team member consultation or referrals as appropriate.
Escalates need for more emergent or specialized care when necessary.
Maintains accurate, complete, concise, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
Substantiates and submits professional services consistent with compliant coding and billing practices.
Facilitates consistent, coordinated care and clear communication among all members of the healthcare team and/or health or community agencies.
Performs office or hospital procedures in accordance with specialty practice, competency and granted privileges (where applicable).
Participates in quality, safety, and peer review initiatives/performance activities, organizational and/or departmental meetings and committees, peer review, and workgroups as necessary.
Participates in education and/or onboarding of new team members, students, and other health care professionals.
Seeks experiences to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and advance the profession within and outside of the organization.
Maintains standards of productivity, access, face-to-face time, and quality metrics to ensure optimal, safe and timely patient care delivery.
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program