Internal Medicine Physician Assistant
Summit Recruiting Group, Newburyport, MA, United States
Duration: Full Time
NP/PA Internal Medicine in Newburyport, Massachusetts - Located on the coast 40 miles north of BostonPosition Details:
- Full-time, permanent
- Seeking a Nurse Practitioner-Advanced Practice Provider
- Provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management independently, using physician consultation where appropriate
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan of care for a panel of patients. Evaluates individual health care status of patients, including eliciting a patient history, performance of physical examination, ordering of screening and diagnostic tests, risk assessment and interprets this information to establish a diagnosis.
- Develops and implements a plan of care, including treatments, medications and the like within defined guidelines for practice.
- Provides care to the patient in a manner that incorporates the principles of patient satisfaction and delivery of cost effective care.
- Participates in the development and evaluation of practice guidelines.
- Monitors the individual Äôs response to therapy and revises the plan, as indicated, with particular attention to education and counseling and encouragement of self-care.
- Seeks consultation from the consulting physician and other members of the healthcare team. Makes appropriate referrals as indicated by patient needs.
- Identifies learning needs of patients and staff and collaborates with other leaders to determine priorities for educational programs.
- Participates in interdisciplinary education programs of the practice and provides clinical precepting for nursing students, nurse practitioner students, medical students and others. Required Qualifications:
- Master Äôs degree in Nursing required.
- License Nursing License required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 1-3 years related work experience required.
- Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
- MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
- American Heart Association-Basic Life Support Certificate
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
- Preferred Qualifications: