Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Domain, Hepatology

Highmark Health•Mcmurray, PA

About The Position

This role is an integral part of the care delivery system, providing specialty and critical care healthcare services in physician offices and non-acute settings, with a focus on chronic health conditions in specific populations. Care is delivered in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and organizational policies, values, and mission. Specialty certification, privileged advanced procedures, and rotational weekend and on-call coverage may be required. E-consults and telehealth may be included. The clinician provides patient assessment and treatment, develops care plans, orders and interprets diagnostic studies, makes diagnoses, and documents care in the electronic medical record. The role also includes responding to acute situations, educating patients and families, coordinating care with attending physicians, and participating in continuing education, patient safety, quality improvement, and patient engagement initiatives. Specialty-specific procedures and expectations are governed by privileging and the job agreement.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies for the Physician Assistant pathway.
Current Physician Assistant license in the practicing state.
PA-C certification or board eligibility; ongoing successful NCCPA recertification as a PA-C within 90 days of hire is listed as an employment requirement.
MSN from a practicing-state Board of Nursing-approved master’s program for the Nurse Practitioner pathway.
National Nurse Practitioner board certification through AANP, ANCC, NCC, or PNCB.
Nurse Practitioner licensure in the practicing state.
Prescriptive authority from the practicing state within 60 days of hire.
Drug Enforcement Agency licensure within 60 days of hire.
American Heart Association CPR certification.
ACLS certification.
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Four to ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is listed under substitutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an Emergency or Critical Care setting.

Responsibilities

Record patient medical history and perform physical assessments; develop therapeutic care plans, order diagnostic tests, interpret results, plan discharges, and document care accurately.
Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory, radiological, and diagnostic studies to determine and implement treatment plans.
Make medical diagnoses and institute appropriate therapy within applicable scope and standards of practice.
Institute emergency measures, treatment, or stabilization in acute situations such as cardiac arrest, hemorrhage, or shock.
Document care in the EMR to support accurate coding and billing, and report pertinent information to the attending physician of record.
Educate patients and family members about health and illness prevention, medications, and treatment instructions; recommend community resources as needed.
Communicate with attending physicians about care plans and involve them in clinical decisions for matters outside the clinician’s knowledge base or scope of practice.
Maintain mandatory professional continuing education and participate in patient safety, quality improvement, and patient engagement initiatives.
Maintain professional practice consistent with organizational and advanced practice mission statements and specialty-specific privileges.
Perform specialty-specific procedures and meet expectations stated in privileging and the job agreement.
Provide rotational weekend and on-call coverage as required.