Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Family Practice Center•Loysville, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Family Practice Center, P.C. is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for its Loysville office. Experienced providers and new graduates are encouraged to apply. Family Practice Center is a large primary care group serving Central Pennsylvania, with 40 office locations in 14 counties and services that include family medicine, pediatrics, counseling, onsite laboratory and x-ray, and more. Under the responsibility and supervision of a physician, the provider performs diagnostic and therapeutic tasks to extend the physician’s services and assist with gathering information and implementing treatment plans. The role receives direct or telephonic supervision from an MD or DO and exercises no formal supervision, though it may involve helping direct staff duties when needed. Clinically, the provider reports to a supervising physician who provides onsite supervision or is available by telephone and pager as needed; administratively, the provider reports to the CEO or COO. The provider assists with patient care and evaluation, including histories and physical examinations, ordering appropriate laboratory and imaging studies under physician supervision, communicating patient condition changes, and performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as permitted by training and experience. The role also includes patient education and counseling, employee and patient education, facility rounds as indicated, and compliance with HIPAA, OSHA procedures, and Family Practice Center protocols. Arthrocentesis of the knee and hip joint injections or aspirations are excluded from the listed duties. The job requires access to protected health information, and HIPAA training and compliance are expected. Family Practice Center offers a competitive total compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
NCCPA board certification.
Ability to sit and stand for extended periods.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced office environment.
Ability to assist with lifting or positioning patients of all sizes.
Vision correctable to 20/20 and hearing within the normal range.

Nice To Haves

Prior provider experience; new graduates are also encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Perform and record patient histories and physical examinations, including pediatric histories and examinations.
Order appropriate laboratory and imaging studies under physician supervision.
Inform the physician of changes in a patient’s condition and keep the supervising physician informed of additional needs, problem areas, and suggestions for improvement.
Triage patients and request local hospital support services when necessary.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within training and experience, including wound care, venipuncture, catheterization, suturing, CPR, ECG recording and interpretation, specimen collection, point-of-care tests, abscess incision and drainage, IV line placement, audiometry, visual and pulmonary testing, tonometry, tympanometry, ear lavage, foreign-body removal, injections, intradermal tests, hemorrhage control, shave biopsy or excision, initial behavioral health assessment and treatment, toenail removal, anoscopy, application of braces and splints, treatment of first- and second-degree burns, fluorescein eye examination, and assistance with ACLS/defibrillation.
Provide patient education and counseling on hypertension, diet, smoking cessation, diabetes, birth control, immunizations, and growth and development.
Explain pertinent medical findings, laboratory results, and continuing-care advice to patients in understandable language.
Participate in employee and patient education.
Round on patients at facilities as indicated.
Meet continuing medical education requirements as needed.
Follow HIPAA, OSHA, and Family Practice Center procedures and protocols.