What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant position at American Family Care Clear Lake?
Job Description
Job Description
Summary
At AFC Urgent Care, our Providers focus on episodic treatment of acute illnesses and injuries. We have a CLIA-waived lab and full scope digital x-rays. Providers meet, assess, and diagnose patients in our clinic and provide them with healthcare services that meet state and national standards for caregiving. The right candidate and will enjoy working closely with other healthcare professionals in our organization.
Essential Functions
- Examine patients (6 months and older), obtain and document accurate medical history, address patients' concerns, and answer patients' questions.
- Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens to treat identified medical conditions.
- Discuss potential side effects of medication / treatment with patients and ensure that all allergy information is up to date before prescribing medication / treatment.
- Perform any minor procedures necessary for patient management, including but not limited to, suturing, incision and drainage, foreign body removal, etc.
- Provide advice to patients for lifestyle and diet changes that may improve their health or help to treat the health issue they are experiencing.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with all federal and state health information privacy laws.
- Complete patients' charts and information to reflect current findings and treatments.
Marginal Functions
Qualifications
Required Licensing
Physical Demands required for this position include : the ability to speak clearly, hear clearly, close vision, the ability to stand for extended periods, the ability to reach and bend, periodic lifting and moving of items of no more than ten (10) pounds, and walking.
Work Environment while performing the duties of this job are working in an indoor healthcare environment, working with a moderate noise level, working with a potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens and diseases with a requirement to wear appropriate PPE, (ie. gloves, masks, etc.)
Benefits (available for full-time employees ONLY)
