Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Integrated Family Care Clinic

Fort HealthCare•Fort Atkinson, WI

About The Position

Fort HealthCare is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join its Integrated Family Care Clinic. This role provides a broad range of primary health care services, within the practitioner's scope of practice, to patients across age groups from infants to older adults. The focus is 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 position involves assessing patients and families, diagnosing common acute or chronic conditions, developing and documenting plans of care, and coordinating care when appropriate. The clinician participates in a team approach to holistic health care, collaborates with other providers, maintains professional competency and required credentials, and uses current research and medical knowledge to improve practice. Minor procedures may be performed based on specialty and training. The role is expected to meet patient-contact-hour expectations related to its FTE.

Requirements

Two years of experience 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 licensure upon hire.
BLS certificate.

Nice To Haves

Two years in a primary care physician's clinic.

Responsibilities

Obtain and record a complete, accurate health history.
Perform complete physical examinations, including laboratory studies or radiology examinations.
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, or minor trauma.
Implement health maintenance and health promotion activities.
Develop a plan of care based on identified problems.
Document the medical or nursing treatment process and response to care when appropriate.
Act as a case manager when appropriate to ensure seamless, coordinated health care.
Assist patients in seeking 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 appropriate, achievable health behaviors for each individual and assess individual readiness to learn.
Analyze cultural belief systems and family behaviors that affect an individual's health.
Evaluate patients' mental status and identify normal versus 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.
Determine whether acute problems and illnesses require independent management, collaborative management, or immediate and further referral.
Collaborate with other health care providers in delivering care.
Participate in ongoing review of medical and clinical practice and demonstrate professional competencies.
Modify practice using new medical knowledge and current research.
Maintain competency through continuing education and membership in appropriate professional organizations.
Maintain all licenses, certifications, or 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.