Physician Extender (Broughton Hospital)
About The Position
This position provides medical care, acute and chronic, to each patient and supports the psychiatric services of assigned units. Medical care includes medical management of acute and chronic medical problems, assessing injuries, providing emergency medical management, performing comprehensive admission and annual physical examinations, prenatal and obstetrical care as required, postoperative care when patients are returned from surgical procedures, and performing special procedures as needed. The patients’ age group may vary from adolescents to geriatrics. Even though primarily assigned to a specific area, s/he can be called upon to cover other service areas as and when required and to cross-cover other PE’s when they are on vacation or otherwise absent.
Requirements
- Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the North Carolina Medical Board or approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and the North Carolina Medical Board.
- Selected applicants must be able to pass a State Bureau of Investigation Criminal History Check, and complete and pass BLS/CPR training and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training during orientation.
- Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks.
- All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of medicine and the techniques involved.
- Knowledge of biological, social, and psychological developmental processes at all ages.
- Knowledge of developments in the field of medicine.
- Skill in treating and diagnosing a variety of diseases and injuries.
- Ability to assess and interpret laboratory results, clinical data and information relative to the patient’s condition.
- Ability to compile clear and concise notes for patient's charts and to make oral presentations of cases in medical conferences.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associate personnel, patients, and their families, and the general public.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical care, acute and chronic, to each patient
- Support the psychiatric services of assigned units
- Medical management of acute and chronic medical problems
- Assessing injuries
- Providing emergency medical management
- Performing comprehensive admission and annual physical examinations
- Prenatal and obstetrical care as required
- Postoperative care when patients are returned from surgical procedures
- Performing special procedures as needed
- Cover other service areas as and when required
- Cross-cover other PE’s when they are on vacation or otherwise absent
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
