Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Jefferson & Johnson Creek Clinics - Primary Care

Fort HealthCare•Fort Atkinson, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Fort HealthCare is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for a split position between its Jefferson and Johnson Creek Clinics. This full-time position includes 32 patient contact hours per week and provides a broad range of primary health care services, within the clinician’s scope of practice, to patients ranging from infants to older adults. The focus is on wellness, prevention, and health promotion. In collaboration with a primary physician, the Nurse Practitioner performs physical examinations and developmental assessments, treats common acute illnesses and minor medical conditions, and helps families meet their health needs. The role includes obtaining and recording health histories; conducting physical examinations and arranging laboratory or radiology studies; recommending age-appropriate screenings; assessing patients’ and families’ needs; diagnosing common acute or chronic conditions, illnesses, and minor trauma; and developing and documenting plans of care. The clinician supports health maintenance and promotion, coordinates care when appropriate, helps patients obtain further evaluation for concerns outside the scope of practice, and prescribes or administers pharmacological treatment consistent with standards and protocols. Minor procedures may be performed based on specialty and training. Fort HealthCare describes its mission as improving the health and well-being of the community and its vision as being the healthiest community in Wisconsin. The organization offers competitive pay and benefits, education and resources, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

Two years in a primary care physician’s clinic preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with coworkers, physicians, patients, and patients’ families.
Ability to interact well with coworkers and to teach, persuade, and motivate others.
Current Wisconsin PA-C license, or Wisconsin RN license and APNP certification with prescriptive authority.
Maintain Wisconsin license upon hire.
BLS certificate.

Nice To Haves

Two years in a primary care physician’s clinic.

Responsibilities

Obtain and record complete, accurate health histories.
Perform complete physical examinations, including laboratory studies or radiology examinations as appropriate.
Perform or recommend age-appropriate screening procedures.
Assess patients’ and families’ psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, physiologic, and environmental needs and priorities.
Diagnose common acute or chronic conditions, illnesses, and minor trauma.
Implement health maintenance and health promotion activities.
Develop plans of care based on identified problems and document treatment processes and responses to care when appropriate.
Act as a case manager when appropriate to support seamless, coordinated health care.
Help patients seek further evaluation for problems or concerns outside the Physician Assistant’s scope of practice.
Prescribe and/or administer pharmacological treatment consistent with practice standards and/or family protocols, and participate in appropriate follow-up.
Identify achievable health behaviors and assess individuals’ readiness to learn.
Analyze cultural beliefs and family behaviors that affect health.
Evaluate patients’ mental status and identify normal and abnormal growth and developmental patterns.
Analyze factors affecting growth and development and recommend referrals for further evaluation.
Participate in a team approach to holistic health care and collaborate with other health care providers.
Determine whether acute problems and illnesses require independent management, collaborative management, or immediate or further referral.
Participate in ongoing review of medical and clinical practice and modify practice using new medical knowledge and current research.
Maintain professional competencies through continuing education and membership in appropriate professional organizations.
Maintain all licenses, certifications, and registrations required for the position.
Perform minor procedures based on specialty and training, potentially including basic wound care, cryotherapy, biopsies, incision and drainage, and IUD insertion and removal.
Meet patient contact hour expectations related to FTE.