Job Description Summary:The role you'll contribute:
Under administrative and physician guidance the Physician Assistant will provide comprehensive primary care services, acute care services, and extended care services in the area of medicine for individuals and their families. The physician assistant's comprehensive responsibilities include, but are not limited to, physical exams, diagnose and treat diseases and injuries, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health, and write prescriptions.
The PA/ARNP will have prescriptive authority in the state of Florida under a practice agreement with the supervising physicians. The PA/ARNP will support the quality of care, coordination of care and throughput of patients who have acute coronary disease, have undergone surgical or interventional procedures in the hospital with primary focus on clinical services. This practitioner will be responsible for coordinating delivery of patient care in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Surgeons and Cardiologists, and will actively participate in outstanding customer service and accept responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
Job Description:All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Rollover PDO with service year increases in accrual
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Company Discount Programs
- Growing Organization
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES : - Strong interpersonal skills, excellent conflict resolution and communication skills required.
- Ability to multi-task on a variety of tasks and projects.
- Competent with electronic order entry and documentation with minimal hand-written documentation or order with Cerner or Epic Electronic Health Records. Must be at least 90% electronic in documentation.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED : - Risk Management: understand method and reasoning for reporting incidents, completion of hospital incident report form, assists department manager or others in recognizing and reducing risk within the department and other areas of the hospital.
- Service Management: Demonstrates courteous service, and ability to meet special needs or requests, performs duties and a timely manner and provides updates if a delay occurs, communicates with courtesy when interacting with internal and external patients, in person or by telephone. Respects patient's privacy, confidentiality and dignity.
- Understands and Complies with the Environment of Care/Infection Control Responsibilities.
- Is Knowledgeable and Complies with the States Institutional Activities and Expectations.
- Age Specific Standards.
- Provides and Expedites Patient Care in Units and ICUs: performs H&P's and dictates into chart, writes admitting/progress notes into patient chart, writes discharge summaries and orders as directed by supervising physician, initiates standing orders for patients both pre/post op, performs pre-operative visits and follow up exams, completes specific procedures under the direction of the physicians including, but not limited to removal of chest tubes an NG tubes and wound care, and provides system management of Surgical practice patients as per medical staff privilege delineation.
- Provides Direct Patient Care in Floors and Units.
- Assists physicians with coordination of clinical activities and orders.
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: - Graduate from a physician assistant program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the successor program to CAAHEP
OR
- Graduate of an accredited Masters or Doctorate Nursing Practitioner Program
- Experience in Cardiovascular acute care; examples of this include, but are not limited to: Cardiac Surgery ICU, Cardiac Cath lab, Cardiac Surgery Operating Room and Heart and Lung Transplant, and Cardiology office practice.
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: - Current State of Florida State Physician Assistant license
- Physician Assistants-Certified (PA-C)
OR
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) License
- Masters or Doctorate in Nursing
- BLS and ACLS
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family: - Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off from Day One
- 403-B Retirement Plan
- 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
- Career Development
- Whole Person Well-being Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
- Pet Benefits
Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day-Weekend (United States of America)
Address: 7323 Green Slope Dr
City: Zephyrhills
State: Florida
Postal Code: 33541
