What are the responsibilities and job description for the Neurosurgery OP- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant- Piedmont Athens position at Piedmont Careers?
Advanced Practice Provider Neurosurgery Outpatient
Piedmont Athens Regional is currently recruiting for a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner to join the team. This is a full-time position. Call is required sharing the duty with other APPs.
Key Responsibilities:
Ambulatory care responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Assesses patient and performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribes necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
2. Takes patient histories, conducts physical examinations, writes progress notes, prepares patient workups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings, obtains psychosocial history relevant to patient care, and assumes responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients.
3. Orders and schedules laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains necessity, preparation, nature, and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedure(s) to the patient, patients family, and staff.
4. Monitors progress of patients, reports progress to supervising physician, and maintains record of each patients progress, consulting with supervising physician when patients progress does not meet anticipated and/or predetermined criteria.
Piedmont Benefits include:
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Well-designed training program offered
Relocation assistance offered
CME allowance
Quality, Service and Reputation
Qualifications:Minimum Requirements:
PA: Graduate of a Physician Assistants program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board
or
NP: Graduate from a school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing and a Masters degree in Nursing
