APRN/PA-C - Emergency Medicine

Summary The Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse provide urgent and emergent medical care services to patients throughout the lifespan. Functions in Emergency Department and urgent care settings of Concord Hospital as well as the clinical decision unit. Patient care is provided under the supervision of a CHMG physician for the Physician Assistant, and in collaboration with a CHMG physician for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Education Completion of Master's degree in Advanced Practice Nursing or Physician Assistant. Certification, Registration & Licensure Licensure required: NH License as APRN or Physician Assistant, Current DEA License Experience Prior emergency medicine experience required Responsibilities Obtains patient health history and performs physical examination. Diagnoses acute and chronic medical problems within the scope of practice. Practiced-Based Learning and Improvement Cultivates respectful and responsive relationships and provides services that are delivered in a professional, compassionate manner. Maintains Effective Interpersonal and Communication Skills. Appropriately uses Systems and Processes to Effectuate Care and Services. Competently performs medical and surgical procedures Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269. Physical and Work Environment Requirements The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is SEDENTARY. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to hear, sit, walk, and speak. The employee is occasionally required to stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Concord Hospital (CH) is a nationally-accredited, progressive regional health system. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a $550 million net revenue regional integrated health system with more than 3,574 employees, leaders and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community centered in helping the organization meet its community mission. CH has sophisticated clinical and management practices. The organization consistently performs among the top ten percent of national organizations and has received many national accolades (e.g., most wired, Press Ganey's summit award). After a four-year effort to strengthen and standardize our quality management processes, Concord Hospital has become the first healthcare system in New Hampshire to be certified as being in compliance with internationally recognized quality management practices ISO 9001:2008 certification, issued by DNV GL. ISO certification means that patients can be confident CH has implemented and strengthened processes for internal auditing, control of documents, control of records, control of non conforming products, and preventative and corrective action. Learn more about working at Concord Hospital Culture and Values Career Development Benefits Life Here