Advanced Practice Clinician, Endocrinology (0.8 FTE)

Job description

Advanced Practice Clinician – Endocrinology
Position Summary:
The Advanced Practice Clinician (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) provides health care services in the clinic setting to department-specific patients. This may include the provision of primary and preventive healthcare services as well as care for acute illness and injury. The NP/PA administers patient care and practices prescriptive authority in accordance with Minnesota State Law and the standards set by the Board of Directors of Stillwater Medical Group. The NP/PA will work closely with all physicians in the Department in order to ensure continuity of care and will be assigned a physician mentor who will be available to the NP/PA for consultation on clinical and patient care issues. The NP/PA routinely interacts with patients and customers of the Stillwater Medical Group and will demonstrate a commitment to quality patient care and service and will support the short and long term mission, goals and objectives of the Stillwater Medical Group. The NP/PA may be required to participate and share duties such as weekend hours and call responsibility as well as other duties as assigned.
Essential Functions:
• Patient Care
• Documentation
• Quality Improvement
• Teamwork and Customer Service

Duties & Responsibilities:
Function: Patient Care
• Performs general patient examination and care involving observation, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Demonstrates technical competencies in performing medical and surgical procedures within the scope of practice, training, and credentialing.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests, such as X-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests and communicates results and recommended follow-up to the patient.
• Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems, activities of daily living, and health maintenance.
• Develop health education and promotion programs and materials and makes them available to patients.
• Involves patient and family members in decision-making and care planning as appropriate for age and development; gathers appropriate physiological, socioeconomic, and emotional patient data.
• Develops and implements patient management plans and documents in medical record; Evaluates and revises care plan based on patient changes.
• Completes assessment appropriate for patient’s age and development and records physiological and growth indices.
• Demonstrates an understanding of health promotion principles and techniques and patient learning measurements.
• Accurately evaluates patient problems in person or via phone and provides appropriate advice, intervention or referral.
• Makes sound decisions in the best interest of the patient including knowing when to consult or refer patient to a physician.
• Effectively communicates, verbally and in writing, with primary care and specialty physicians when necessary to coordinate quality patient care.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to medical emergencies.

Function: Documentation
• Document accurate and ongoing assessment of patient status in the medical record in a timely manner and according to SMG guidelines.
• Completes progress notes the same day as patient visit whenever possible.
• Accurately documents and codes all services provided according to HCFA requirements and established policies and procedures.
• Completes correspondence and requested forms in a timely manner to ensure continuity of care.

Function: Quality Improvement
• Reviews medical records with supervising physician on a regular basis according to applicable standards.
• Works collaboratively with the health care team to identify opportunities for quality improvement.
• Assists in the development of new policies, programs, procedures, materials, or techniques to improve patient care.
• Participates in SMG clinic-wide quality improvement initiatives.

Function: Teamwork and Customer Service
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a positive work environment that supports favorable patient/public/employee relations.
• Provide a competent approach to communication and professional interaction with employees, physicians, patients, and public.
• Works collaboratively with all members of health care team.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the link between own job responsibilities and overall organizational goals and needs and performs the job with the broader goals in mind.
• Fosters a positive working relationship with physician mentor.

Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aids:
• Personal protective equipment: gloves, mask, goggles/safety glasses/eye shields, lead aprons/gloves, moisture resistant gowns

Qualifications:
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities.
• Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program and completion of Masters of Science Degree in Nursing – OR - Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program.
• Current Minnesota license as a Registered Nurse and recognition as an Advanced Practice Nurse by the Minnesota and Wisconsin State Boards of Nursing – OR Current license as a Physician Assistant by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Boards of Medical Practice
• Certification as a Specialized Nurse Practitioner by the National Certification Board of the specialization – OR - Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Current DEA License.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification required for General Surgery.

Personal Development:
• Attend required SMG training and educational programs.
• Attend or complete at least the minimum number of hours of continuing education activities required to maintain license.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:
• Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting and supporting patients.
• Incumbent will have job related tasks involving exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials in the work environment.