Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Orthopedics

Job description

1.0 FTE - Orthopedics

Starting Pay - $60.57 to $68.83 (Based on Experience)

Incentive Plan: Eligible for a variable, or non-guaranteed, portion of compensation based on achievement of specific citizenship, quality, or other goals. This is currently 7.5% of base income.

Qualifications:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - APRNs:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Masters or Doctorate degree
Licensed as a registered nurse and as an APRN by the Minnesota Board of Nursing
Certified by a national credentialing board
Certified by specialty
Must complete continuing education and professional development beyond formal education as outlined by certifying body
Previous experience in orthopedic practice preferred 

Qualifications:

Physician Assistants – PAs:

Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program
Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Active or qualified to obtain Minnesota state licensure
Previous experience in orthopedic practice preferred

Both APC positions will also have:

Basic Life Support (Advanced Life Support as required by your area of practice)
DEA registration
Pass background check
Register with the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)

Job Responsibilities:

1. Provides diagnosis and treatment of common orthopedic problems.

Elicits appropriate present and past medical history and review of systems.
Performs appropriate physical examination and orders appropriate diagnostic studies.
Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings in history and physical.
Establishes appropriate differential diagnosis.
Assesses stability of chronic illness and compliance with present therapy; monitors for complications of disease or therapy.
Establishes appropriate treatment plan. Assesses need for physician intervention.
Determines timing for follow-up and orders appropriate referrals.
Performs technical procedures and utilizes basic diagnostic instruments with skill.
Counsels regarding health maintenance and injury prevention and provides anticipatory guidance as appropriate.
Initiates the order of laboratory tests, radiological examinations, and other routine diagnostic procedures.
Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing conditions produced by infection, trauma, or other disease process.

2. Provides health education to patients about ways to improve, promote, and maintain their health status, including, but not limited to providing educational information on disease/injuries, prevention of injuries, and self-care practice.

Assesses and tailors education to learning capabilities and readiness of individual.
Prioritizes learning needs and documents them.
Ensures that time frame and subject matter is appropriate for individuals.
Utilizes appropriate teaching materials (handouts, demonstration, etc.) and documents use for patient outcomes.

3. Maintains accurate records, medication lists, documentation of care, and follow-up for administrative purposes and reimbursement of services.

Adheres to agreed-upon format/protocol for documentation of records.
Maintains appropriate level of documentation to support level of complexity when compared with service fee charges.
Reviews and updates problem and initiates problem and medication list on new patients.
Documents telephone calls with patients and other healthcare providers.
Documents visit in concise, clear, logical, legible, and timely manner.