Physician Assistant - Urology - Stike

Job Description:

The Physician Assistant is a licensed practitioner who is responsible for managing health problems and coordinating health care for the patient in accordance with State and federal rules and regulations, the nursing standards of care (assessment or health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status).

SHIFT AND SCHEDULE

Full Time

Monday - Friday

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

• Clinical management is conducted in collaboration with the supervising physician and health care team members.
• Round with Tele neurologist using Tele-Robot
• Charting, coordinating care of patient, and following up with test results
• Tele Neurologist will write initial consultation note, NP will drop charge for consult.
• NP will be responsible for writing follow-up progress notes with updated plans and recommendations discussed on rounds.
• Assist Tele Neurologist examine patient during video session and help with moving the robot from room to room when rounding.
• NP will coordinate the care and communication to referring services with follow-up on test results throughout day as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Masters or Higher education and licensed as a Physician Assistant in the State of Texas.
• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification in specialty area
• Current provider care in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); PALS provider card as required by department and facility.
• Computer skills for E H R.
• Eligible for hospital privileges

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions . The individual must be able to: Ø Stand, walk, sit, stoop, reach, lift, see, speak and hear. Lifting is limited to 35 lbs. for clinical staff and to 50 lbs. for non-clinical staff. The individual must use an assisted-lift device or get another individual(s) to assist with the lift that is over these maximum limits.