CRNP or Physician Assistant

Summary

This position is accountable and responsible for performing continuous and comprehensible clinical management of adult and geriatric patients in the physician's offices and/or assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
2. Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
3. Currently licensed to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
4. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
5. Valid driver's license, proof of motor vehicle insurance, and access to reliable transportation.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in nursing or other science-related program
2. Master's, post-Master and/or Doctorate in nursing with concentration in adult, family or gerontological nurse practitioner.
3. Obtained a national certification with the ANCC or AANP in field of concentration
4. Minimum of two year's previous experience as a nurse practitioner in ambulatory, acute and/or long term care
5. Approval for prescriptive authority privileges in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Essential Functions

1. Exemplifies St. Clair Hospital's Customer Service Behavioral Expectations in all interactions. Treats customers with respect, compassion, and hospitality; anticipates, identifies, and responds to individual needs; makes a positive first impression by acknowledging customers; and demonstrates flexibility while maintaining priorities.
2. Performs history and physical examination as indicated by patient's condition; orders diagnostic studies indicated by the findings in the history and physical exam.
3. Develops and institutes a plan of care according to the recognized standards of care and department protocols.
4. Identifies the need for consultation with medical, rehabilitative, psychosocial, and other support services, which may lead to referral.
5. Supports, develops, and participates in educational activities that promote the development of peers and self.
6. Follows accepted medical standards for the prescribing of medication and follows policies for the dispensing of sample medications.
7. Hospital rounding and management of post-operative general thoracic surgical patients
8. Seeing new hospital consultations
9. Emergency Department evaluation/triage of new consultations
10. Seeing new and post-operative patients in office setting
11. Communicating/reviewing test results with patients
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